The Problem of the Hero (2023)
Overview
In 1940, author Richard Wright turns to Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paul Green to help adapt his best-selling book, Native Son, into a Broadway play. Days from opening night, they differ over a single page of the script.
Cast
J. Mardrice Henderson
Richard Wright
David zum Brunnen
Paul Green
Alexa Yeames
Jean Rosenthal
Toochukwu T.C. Anyachonkeya
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