Bayonne, Louisiana. 1948. After World War II. Before the civil rights movement. During the era of the Jim Crowe south. A schoolteacher is sent to counsel a man on death row�euro;”a man unjustly condemned. It�euro;�s been described as a heavily dramatic piece about a time when injustices weren�euro;�t buried underneath layers of glossy PR. It�euro;�s A Lesson Before Dying-- a drama written by Romulus Linney based on the book by Ernest J. Gaines
It�euro;�s fitting that such an intense drama would make it to the stage stripped of any artifice�euro;”just the voices of people expressing language crafted around a far different time in our nation�euro;�s history that continues to echo hauntingly into today.
Such is the case with a one-night only reading of the drama directed by Marti Gobel with Uprooted Theatre.
The reading, which features Uprooted�euro;�s Tiffany Yvonne Cox, will be staged at the Duncan Entertainment Group on 777 North Jefferson St. Tickets are $10. For ticket reservations, visit Brown Paper Tickets.
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