The Amen Corner

eta Creative Arts Foundation
7558 S South Chicago Avenue Chicago

Living a life of blues chased Reverend Sister Margaret into the church. This powerful 1950s drama by literary giant James Baldwin frames the passion and pain of “Negro” life in Harlem. A rebellious congregation, a son yearning to test his talent and manhood in the world, and an estranged husband’s return unhinge the rigid faith Sister Margaret practices. Her simmering passion is revealed before the eyes of God and her congregation in a final act of forgiveness.