Forward Theatre Co. to Present Virtual Production of THE NICETIES by Eleanor Burgess
Running January 22-February 7, 2021.
By: A.A. Cristi
Forward Theatre Co. will present a virtual production of THE NICETIES by Eleanor Burgess, January 22-February 7, 2021. Directed by Jen Uphoff Gray & DiMonte Henning
In The Niceties, Zoe, a Black student at a liberal arts college, is called into her white professor's office to discuss her paper about slavery's effect on the American Revolution. What begins as a polite clash in perspectives explodes into an urgent debate about race, history, and power.
Cast includes Samantha Newcomb (seen recently at American Players Theatre and in A Christmas Carol at Childrens Theater of Madison, and Sarah Day (seen recently in Life Sucks, and at American Players Theatre).
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