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Conversation with a Kleagle ...
interview with a KKK recruiter.
by Rudy Gray
directed by Robert Hunkele
Our 3rd production of this extraordinary play.
In the late 1920’s, a time when the lynching of black men is an accepted and widespread form of racial oppression, a black Chicago journalist travels to the deep South to interview a Kleagle, a recruiter for the Ku Klux Klan. The reporter, passing for white, aims to change American public opinion, which has tolerated—often supported—Klan terror. But first he must succeed in his deception—and survive. However, his true racial identity is discovered by the Klan. This play is about this moment. It is based on the experiences of Walter White, who went on to lead the NAACP as Executive Secretary from 1931 until his death in 1955.
EXCERPT from NYTheatre review:
Conversation with a Kleagle by Rudy Gray is one of those rare shows that is important enough and powerful enough to warrant strong support and a large audience… Much of this play’s power comes from its revelation of the true face and danger of racism, often hidden behind carefully crafted personal facades or strategically controlled government positions… This play is an incredibly worthy piece of theatre.
EXCERPT from Talkin' Broadway Off-Broadway review:
At the heart of Conversation With a Kleagle is a terrifying journey. It's not the physical journey that the lead character, John Watson, makes in Rudy Gray's new play, but rather the emotional and psychological one that leads him into the mind and emotions of a major figure of the Ku Klux Klan.
Half the journey is exhilarating, half is trying, but all of it's worthwhile.
FIRST PRIZE: 2004 New Works of Merit Playwriting Contest - an international contest whose mission is to seek extraordinary, socially conscious scripts from around the world.
interview with a KKK recruiter.
by Rudy Gray
directed by Robert Hunkele
Our 3rd production of this extraordinary play.
In the late 1920’s, a time when the lynching of black men is an accepted and widespread form of racial oppression, a black Chicago journalist travels to the deep South to interview a Kleagle, a recruiter for the Ku Klux Klan. The reporter, passing for white, aims to change American public opinion, which has tolerated—often supported—Klan terror. But first he must succeed in his deception—and survive. However, his true racial identity is discovered by the Klan. This play is about this moment. It is based on the experiences of Walter White, who went on to lead the NAACP as Executive Secretary from 1931 until his death in 1955.
EXCERPT from NYTheatre review:
Conversation with a Kleagle by Rudy Gray is one of those rare shows that is important enough and powerful enough to warrant strong support and a large audience… Much of this play’s power comes from its revelation of the true face and danger of racism, often hidden behind carefully crafted personal facades or strategically controlled government positions… This play is an incredibly worthy piece of theatre.
EXCERPT from Talkin' Broadway Off-Broadway review:
At the heart of Conversation With a Kleagle is a terrifying journey. It's not the physical journey that the lead character, John Watson, makes in Rudy Gray's new play, but rather the emotional and psychological one that leads him into the mind and emotions of a major figure of the Ku Klux Klan.
Half the journey is exhilarating, half is trying, but all of it's worthwhile.
FIRST PRIZE: 2004 New Works of Merit Playwriting Contest - an international contest whose mission is to seek extraordinary, socially conscious scripts from around the world.
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Previews:
May 16 thru May 20, 2012 Opens: May 23 thru June 24, 2012 Wednesday 7pm Thursday 7pm Sunday 4pm |
Adult Tickets:
$20 online $25 at the door Students & Seniors: $15 online $15 at the door |
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Special Speed Queen Performances @ 8pm***
Solo Shows & More. Written & Performed by Women
Tickets: $20 for Adults; $15 for Students & Seniors
Tickets for The Speed Queen are $18; $15 for Students and Seniors
Monday Nights at 7pm***
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