"Blood at the Root" by Dominique Morisseau
UK Fine Arts Building Fine Arts Guignol Bldg, Lexington, Kentucky 40508
UK Dept of Theatre & Dance presents, "Blood at the Root"
February 23, 24 & 25 at 7:30 pm
February 25 & 26 at 2:00 pm
Briggs Theatre, Fine Arts Building, Room 127
Tickets: $10.00 for Students/ $15.00 for General Public
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A striking new ensemble drama based on the Jena Six; six Black students who were initially charged with attempted murder for a school fight after being provoked with nooses hanging from a tree on campus. This bold new play by Dominique Morisseau (Sunset Baby, Detroit '67, Skeleton Crew) whose title is inspired by the song Strange Fruit, recorded by Billy Holiday, examines the miscarriage of justice, racial double standards, and the crises in relations between men and women of all classes and, as a result, the shattering state of Black family life.