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SHOW LENGTH: 165 Minutes

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The Good Negro

Written by TRACEY SCOTT WILSON
Directed by LIESL TOMMY

NOW through APRIL 19!

Click here to purchase tickets or call 212-967-7555!

"This THUNDEROUS new play is STUNNING." - Sam Thielman, Variety

"ONE OF THE BEST new plays I’ve seen in years." - Roma Torre, NY1

"Vibrant, FIRST-RATE performances!"
- Charles Isherwood, The New York Times

With Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Francois Battiste, J. Bernard Calloway, Quincy Dunn-Baker, Erik Jensen, LeRoy McClain, Curtis McClarin, Rachel Nicks, Brian Wallace

Before there was change, there was Birmingham.

Straight from a sold-out run during our inaugural season of Public LAB, this gripping new play rips through the pages of history to uncover the human story at the heart of the 1960's American Civil Rights Movement. In the increasingly hostile South, tensions build as a trio of emerging black leaders attempts to conquer their individual demons amidst death threats from the Klan and wire taps by the FBI. Through personal and intimate stories inspired by the political upheavals of the era, The Good Negro examines the human frailties behind the historic headlines. A co-production with Dallas Theater Center.

Tuesday, March 3 - Sunday, April 19
Tuesday at 7pm
Wednesday - Friday at 8pm
Saturday at 2pm & 8pm
Sunday at 2pm

Added Performances: Sun 3/8 at 7pm, Sun 4/12 at 7pm, Sun 4/19 at 7pm

No Performance/Unavailable:
Sat 3/7 at 2pm, Tues 3/10 at 7pm, Tues 3/17 at 7pm, Thurs 3/26 at 7pm

Post-show Discussions:  Tues 3/24 & 3/31 

Rush Tix:
There will be a limited number of $20 Rush Tix available at the box office for every downtown theater performance on sale to the general public one hour prior to curtain. There is a 2 ticket limit per person. Cash only.  

Full Price Waiting List Tickets:
On the day of a sold out performance, we will take a waiting list for full price tickets in person at the box office. The waiting list will be called no earlier than 1/2 hour before curtain. If you are called and not in the lobby, your name will be removed from the list. While tickets occasionally become available in this manner, we are unable to make predictions or guarantees.

Student Tickets:
$25 tickets are available for advance purchase at the box office for every downtown theater performance on sale to the general public. Must have a valid student ID at the time of purchase. Limit 1 ticket per person.