In The UpStage Cabaret
The America Play
An Upside Down History
by Suzan-Lori Parks
directed by Donna Baldwin-Bradby
April 28 – May 14, 2011
American history is viewed through the eyes of an unnamed African-American gravedigger who bears an uncanny resemblance to Abraham Lincoln. The Foundling Father, as he is known, is joined by a cast of characters who cut to the heart of black identity and white history. Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks, with her unique theatricality and language, exposes the gap between reality and promise.
Frank Stasio interviews director Donna Baldwin-Bradby and actors Darell J. Hunt and Cassandra Lowe Williams on WUNC Public Radio's The State of Things.
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Running time: approximately 80 minutes, with no intermission.
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Performance Calendar at a Glance
April 28 - May 14, 2011
