The African Company Presents Richard III 

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THE AFRICAN COMPANY PRESENTS RICHARD III
BY CARLYLE BROWN

“Say ya Shakespeare like ya want"

This play, by Carlyle Brown, is based on true events and tells the story of the first Black theatrical troupe in America putting on a production of Richard III, while uptown producer Stephen Price, threatened by the competition, sets about shutting them down at all costs.

Festival favorite Corey Allen (GRSF’s King Lear, Henry V, Twelfth Night, Midsummer) returns to direct this true and uniquely American theatrical story.

“…the personal and the historical, the comic and the angry propels THE AFRICAN COMPANY…theatrical and social concerns entwine with powerful resonances to today…Mr. Brown is a writer with a distinct voice and a powerful story to tell.” —Washington Post.

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