By Tarell Alvin McCraney Directed by Charles O. Anderson and Robert
Ramirez Marcus is sixteen and "sweet." Days before Hurricane Katrina
strikes the housing projects of Louisiana, the currents of his life
converge, overflowing into his close-knit community and launching the
search for his sexual and personal identity on a cultural landscape
infused with mysterious family creeds. The provocative, poignant and
fiercely humorous coming-of-age story of a young gay man in the South,
Marcus; or the Secret of Sweet is the stirring conclusion of The
Brother/Sister Plays by Academy Award-winning playwright and
screenwriter, Tarell Alvin McCraney ( Moonlight ). Described as "one
of the most startling new voices to emerge in the American theatre,"
McCraney's plays often embody the voices of those historically
silenced to weave multidimensional stories infused with mythology,
poetry and ritual. "I lived in the other America, the America that
doesn't always get depicted in the cinema. The America that we are
told to pretend isn't there," shares McCraney. "In an attempt to
create theater that told untold stories, that gave voice to another
half of America, I created The Brother/Sister Plays ." Performances
Preview: February 26 at 7:30 p.m. Opening: February 27 at 7:30 p.m.
Additional Performances: February 28–29, March 3–7 at 7:30 p.m.
and February 29, March 1, 8 at 2:00 p.m.
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