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Gem Of The Ocean at Hattiloo Theatre

Dates: (4/28/2017 - 5/14/2017 )

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Hattiloo Theatre


656 Marshall Avenue
Memphis,TN TN 38104

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Phone: 901-525-0009

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August Wilson’s Pittsburgh Cycle (a series of ten plays each set in a different decade) begins with Gem of the Ocean, which takes place in 1904 in the Hill District of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The play unfolds in the home of Aunt Ester, a 285-year-old wise woman. Citizen Barlow, a man who has fled from Alabama after indirectly causing another man’s death, has come to Aunt Ester’s because of the tales he has heard of her soul-cleansing powers. When an incident in the town causes the death of Solly, a former slave and conductor of the Underground Railroad, we see Citizen step up to continue Solly’s legacy, having discovered the importance of history and freedom.

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Written by August Wilson
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