The Black Rep will open its 47th season with the world premiere of a play that inspired the award-winning film, “Selma.”
“Hold On!” opens The Black Rep’s season under the direction of producing director Ron Himes. Written by British playwright Paul Webb, who also served as screenwriter for the 2014 film, “Selma,” the story portrays the conflict between two extraordinary men, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Lyndon Baines Johnson, leading up to the Voting Rights Act of 1965. “Hold On” will run Jan. 10 through Jan. 28 at Washington University’s Edison Theatre.
Joseph L. Edwards’ “Fly,” a one-man dramatic comedic about an African American man eagerly awaiting a unique celestial occurrence, will be presented Feb. 14 through March 10 at Washington University’s Hotchner Studio Theatre. Written, directed and performed by Edwards, “Fly” powerfully highlights the social justice, spiritual and political challenges of being Black in America.
Alice Childress’ classic, “Wedding Band,” with the subtitle, A Love-Hate Story in Black and White,” is a revealing tale of interracial love. Directed by Geovonday Jones, “Wedding Band” will run March 13 to 31 at the Berges Family Theatre at COCA.
Himes returns to the director’s chair with “Timbuktu!” from May 15 to June 9 at the Edison Theatre. Featuring a West African setting and a score that includes Broadway hits such as “Stranger in Paradise” and “This is My Beloved,” the musical is a retelling of the Tony Award-winning “Kismet.”
August Wilson’s “King Hedley II” closes out The Black Rep’s mainstage season June 19 through July 14 at the Edison Theatre. Directed by Himes, the Tony-nominated and Pulitzer finalist that shows the shadows of the past reaching into the present is the ninth play in Wilson’s “American Century Cycle.”
Early Bird Renewal pricing for the 47th season runs through Sept. 30. For tickets and additional information, visit The Black Rep’s website.
