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Father Comes Home from the Wars (parts 1, 2, & 3) Production Photos: The Public
NOV 9, 2018
Pulitzer Prize & Tony Award-winner Suzan-Lori Parks (Topdog/Underdog, The Book of Grace) continues her longstanding relationship with The Public with the stunning first installment of a new American Odyssey, set over the course of the Civil War.
Offered his freedom if he joins his master in the ranks of the Confederacy, Hero, a slave, must choose whether to leave the woman and people he loves for what may be yet another empty promise. As his decision brings him face-to-face with a nation at war with itself, the loved ones Hero left behind debate whether to escape or wait for his return… only to discover that for Hero, free will may have come at a great spiritual cost.
A devastatingly beautiful dramatic work filled with music, wit and great lyricism, Father Comes Home from the Wars is an epic tale about holding on to who we are and what we love in a country that both brings us together and rips us apart. Jo Bonney (Small Engine Repair, By the Way, Meet Vera Stark) directs this extraordinary new play from one of America’s most powerful writers.
