The African Company Presents Richard III at The Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse

Forty years before the abolition of slavery, William Henry Brown, a free Black American, organized a production of Shakespeare’s Richard III under his company, African Grove Theatre. At the same time, the leading producer of New York City, Stephen Price, has secured the famous English actor Junius Brutus Booth to play Richard III at his Park Theatre. Threatened by the potential success of Brown’s Richard III, Price is intent on shutting them down. While Brown fights to get his production to opening night, he must also contend with his company of African American actors who aren’t sure of their place in English drama, or if they’re even prepared for the consequences of presenting Shakespeare in their own way.

Food and drinks available for purchase before every show.

Authors

• Carlyle Brown