Streaming reading of "Stories About the Old Days"(1985) by Bill Harris, directed by La Tanya Richardson Jackson, Associate Producer Linda Herring. With: Pauletta Washington, Michael Potts. A former blues singer living in a decaying church in Detroit never ventures out into the world that rejected him. While playing checkers he and Ivy, one the last members of the congregation, move from animosity to friendship. Both have secrets from the old days: he conceals his struggle of faith and despair and she withholds a searing loss as they rescue each other from emotional numbness and terminal loneliness. This play is presented as a Zoom reading, part of "Octoberfest," a retrospective readings series in which five rarely-done yet noteworthy plays, all previously produced by New Federal Theatre (NFT), are recreated by accomplished actors. These plays raise topics, issues and personal stories that are newly relevant in these times of pandemic and social inequality. The series is dedicated to the late Chadwick Boseman, whose acting career was launched at NFT, who served on NFTs Board of Directors, and who was a lifelong supporter of NFT.
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