The play, set in 2006, and written as an homage to King as well as Rosa Parks, Dorothy Height, Diane Nash, and other iconic women, is a conversation between five Black women of all different backgrounds. Talking, as they wait in line to view Coretta Scott King’s body as it lay in state at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, they share what Coretta gave them and what they did with it.
Pearl Cleage is an African American playwright, essayist, and novelist who tackles issues at the crux of racism and sexism. Known for her feminist views, particularly regarding her identity as an African-American woman, Cleage writes stories that are concerned with how Black women enter the world. Her works are highly anthologized and have been the subject of many scholarly analyses. Many of her works across several genres have earned both popular and critical acclaim. Her novel What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day (1997) was a 1998 Oprah’s Book Club selection.
Shows run April 17-27. All tickets will be held at will call. Thursday through Saturday house will open at 7 p.m., with the show beginning at 7:30 p.m. Sundays house opens at 1:30 p.m. with the show beginning at 2 p.m. All tickets will be held at will call. Run time is approximately 90 minutes.
There will be a post show discussion on 26 April following the show.
