Emmanuella Cole, Alistair Toovey Photo

From: Photo Flash: First Look at National Theatre's AN OCTOROON

Described by the New York Times as 'this decade's most eloquent statement on race in America today', Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' extraordinary and provocative play An Octoroon comes to the National Theatre after a sold out run at the Orange Tree Theatre. In 1859, white Irish playwright Dion Boucicault writes a hit play about America. Today, a black American playwright attempts to do the same.
Date Taken: June 12, 2018