Graphic Art by Peter Worrall
American Lullaby, a new full-length play by Cassandra Lewis, will be presented in Manhattan Repertory Theatre’s Winterfest 2011 and produced by Bastille Arts.
American Lullaby is set in an old southern plantation a few days before Christmas in present time. Buddy, a recently retired white Congressman is recovering from a heart attack. His daughter, Faith, is taking care of him when a stranger, a black professor named Tobias, comes to the door. He asks to use the phone to call a mechanic for his broken down car. During the wait for help, secrets spill and hidden agendas are revealed that explore how the lives of the three characters are intimately tangled through trauma and a history that haunts every American.
Directed by Vanessa Lozano and starring (in alphabetical order): Elizabeth Burke, Gerard Joseph, and John Naughton.
7 pm on February 9 & 11
3 pm on February 13
Manhattan Repertory Theatre is located at 303 W. 42nd Street, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10036. Click here for ticket info.