Portraits In Black at Theatre Wesleyan

By Gus EdwardsDirected by Joe Allen BrownCultural & Artistic Advisor: D. Wambui Richardson, artistic director of Jubilee TheatreNov. 20-22, 2020Thad Smotherman Theatre, 1205 Binkley Street, 76105Portraits in Black will also be available for streaming, by special arrangement with the playwright and Susan Schulman Literary Agency.Part of the Theatre Wesleyan Six Plays At Six Feet: Social Connection. Physical Distancing Fall 2020 SeasonGus Edwards presents a collection of monologues on Black life written in a voice that reflects the modern African American experience. We meet a host of characters of all ages making their way as best they can in this last part of the 20th century. An astounding treasure trove [] offering a trenchant, compassionate vision of black life in all its startling diversity and universality. Douglas Turner Ward