The Problem of the Hero

"Not every friendship can survive the artistic process."

In 1940, author Richard Wright turns to Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paul Green to help adapt his best-selling book, Native Son, into a Broadway play. Days from opening night, they differ over a single page of the script.

2023

1h 25min

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Top Billed Cast

J. Mardrice Henderson
Richard Wright
David zum Brunnen
Paul Green
Derrick Ivey
Ray Collins
J. Antoine Hendrick
Young Richard Wright
Dena Konkel
Janet Green
Josephine Hall
Nell Harrison
Charlie Cannon
Orson Welles
Lex Wilson
Walter Ash
Alexa Yeames
Jean Rosenthal
Annie McElroy
Anne Burr
Calliope George
Ellen Wright
Samantha Larkin
Ouida Campbell
Kimberly Avery
Ensemble
Kareem L. Alston
Ensemble
Rocio Anderson
Ensemble
Fabrizio Anderson-Falconi
Ensemble
Toochukwu T.C. Anyachonkeya
Ensemble
Camillia Carter
Ensemble
Sammie Cassell
Ensemble
Ana Celeste
Ensemble

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