The world forever knows him as Malcolm X, but when he lived in
Roxbury, they called him "Detroit Red." Internationally renowned
playwright Will Power combines the accuracy of a historian with the
lyricism of a poet to shine a contemporary light on a pivotal
coming-of-age moment in the celebrated, controversial civil rights
leader's life. Boxed in by race and class in 1940's Boston, he
transformed from a rowdy teenager into a street hustler. Detroit Red
vividly brings this world to life, depicting a brutally honest, human
portrayal of the future activist as he navigates street life and the
criminal underworld, taking the first steps in his quest to define the
type of man he would eventually become. Power has been called "the
best verse playwright in America" (New York Magazine) and is widely
known as one of the pioneers and cocreators of hip hop theater. This
world premiere of Detroit Red uplifts Malcolm X's under-examined,
life-shaping experiences as a young man who called Boston home.
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