The American Five
The stunning debut play by Chess Jakobs premieres at Ford's Theater this Fall
The American Five
What unites Posner's disparate theatre activities is his ability to take text that is smart, canonical, or literary and make it arresting and luminously accessible
Celia Wren, American Theater
The American Five
The stunning debut play by Chess Jakobs premieres at Ford's Theater this Fall
Why see The American Five?
The Stunning Debut Play By Chess Jakobs Premieres At Ford's Theater This Fall
From prolific director Aaron Posner (Life Sucks), this powerful debut play by writer Chess Jakobs is making its world premiere at Ford's Theater this Fall season. Telling the story of five titans of the American Civil Rights movement, The American Five is set to be an unmissable dive into one of the great turning points in history.
What Is The Story?
A great dream is about to be formed. It's the middle of the Civil Rights movement, and Martin Luther King, Jr. is striving for his belief in equality - in the face of intimidation, violence, and death threats. Together with Coretta Scott King, Stanley Levison, Bayard Rustin and Clarence B Jones, the massive March on Washington is brought to life - and a speech is written that will inspire not just America, but the whole world. The American Five tells the story of how these five incredible people came together to make a defining moment of American history.
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2 reviews, average rating: (5.0 Stars)
Karon Brown
Best performance wver
This is one of the best performances I seen in years I've been telling everyone how awesome the acting was. And they were young people performing it came so natural to them ... Read more
Dr Hirsch
It was superb!
From the directing down to the acting it was great. Show me, it was a story about The Human Side of five people working together to make a huge social change. Spoke of their real lives, their faults, their weaknesses and in the end their strengths. It's not there for very long time and it's definitely a must be if you have the time. The acting was great, there wasn't one weak link. They work together like true professionals. ... Read more
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