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The Problem of the Hero

""Not every friendship can survive the artistic process.""

In 1940, author Richard Wright turns to Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paul Green to help adapt his best-selling book, Native Son, into a Broadway play. Days from opening night, they differ over a single page of the script.

Top Cast

  • J. Mardrice Henderson

    J. Mardrice Henderson

    Richard Wright

  • David zum Brunnen

    David zum Brunnen

    Paul Green

  • Derrick Ivey

    Derrick Ivey

    Ray Collins

  • Brandon Haynes

    Brandon Haynes

    Canada Lee/Bigger Thomas

  • J. Antoine Hendrick

    J. Antoine Hendrick

    Young Richard Wright

  • Dena Konkel

    Dena Konkel

    Janet Green

  • Josephine Hall

    Josephine Hall

    Nell Harrison

  • Charlie Cannon

    Charlie Cannon

    Orson Welles

  • Lex Wilson

    Lex Wilson

    Walter Ash

Overview

In 1940, author Richard Wright turns to Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paul Green to help adapt his best-selling book, Native Son, into a Broadway play. Days from opening night, they differ over a single page of the script.

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