From ACTORS COLLABORATIVE TOLEDO
Actors Collaborative Toledo and The Toledo Repertoire Theatre presents “American Son” by Christopher Demos-Brown, May 6- 8, 2022, as part of its 89th season. Click here for tickets.
The curtain rises Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at the 10th Street Stage, 16 10th St., Toledo
Tickets can be purchased online at www.toledorep.org/buy-tickets.
As a summer storm rages outside a Miami police station, inside there is a squall involving an interracial couple awaiting news of their missing son. Two policemen, one white and one black, pursue details of the missing teeanager; and all four characters become engulfed in a battle of bias, judgment and racial prejudice. With the fate of a child at risk, tensions mount and fear grows that the answers will never be as simple as black or white.
“With its unrelentingly high tension on every level – maternal, marital, societal -it’s more like a slice of a nightmare, with few contours despite its surprises.” – The New York Times
“This play elicits gasps from the audience.” – NY1
“Playwright Demos-Brown is a clever phrase-maker, and he delights in using language that vividly illustrates the social and educational gulf.” – Variety
“American Son” is directed by theater veteran Barbara Barkan. The cast includes Natalie Bostelman as Kendra, Joe Capucini as Scott, Joe Ball as Officer Larkin and Sav Synclair as Lieutenant Stokes.
For more information, please visit www.toledorep.org or call (419) 243-9277.
