Direct from Death Row The Scottsboro Boys

Direct from Death Row The Scottsboro Boys

Raven Theatre
6157 N. Clark St Chicago

The dark chapter of American history - in which nine African-American teenagers were falsely convicted of assaulting two white women and spent decades in the legal system fighting for their lives - is told surreally and satirically in Stein's play. In it, the "boys" return from eternity to the stage, where they keep their story alive through songs, a magic act, a ventriloquist act, skits and soft shoe - all to convey the tawdry show that their case became.

Thru - Aug 27, 2016