Marietta’s Theatre in the Square
The Color Purple: The Musical
Based on Alice Walker’s 1982 novel of the same name, The Color Purple spans 35 years in the life of Celie, a teenage African-American girl living in Georgia who is given by
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August Wilson’s “King Hedley II”
King Hedley II continues the stories of characters first introduced in Seven Guitars and shows the tragic realities for Black men in the 1980s Reagan era in Pittsburgh. After seven years in
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August Wilson’s “Seven Guitars”
It's 1948 in Pittsburgh's Hill District, and blues music echoes throughout the neighborhood. A group of old friends gather to mourn and reminisce about Flloyd "Schoolboy" Barton - a gifted guitarist whose
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Detroit ‘67
Detroit ‘67 tells the story of conflicting siblings against a backdrop of the race riots that shook Detroit, Michigan, in the summer of 1967.Chelle and Lank are brother and sister who share
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Down in Mississippi
Down in Mississippi takes place during the Freedom Summer campaign to register African-Americans to vote in the dangerous, segregated world of Mississippi in 1964. It explores the transformative experiences of three young
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