Drama · United States of America · 2023 · 1h 25m

The Problem of the Hero

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Director
Shaun Dozier
Cast
J. Mardrice Henderson as Richard Wright David zum Brunnen as Paul Green Derrick Ivey as Ray Collins Brandon Haynes as Canada Lee/Bigger Thomas J. Antoine Hendrick as Young Richard Wright Dena Konkel as Janet Green
Crew
Steve Milligan — Director of Photography Lenora Zenzalai Helm — Original Music Composer Ian L. Finley — Screenplay James A. Hodge — Screenplay Ayana Johnson — Producer Kendra Archer — Production Design
Tagline

"Not every friendship can survive the artistic process."

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
chicago, illinoisbased on true storyracismwriterbroadway theatre1940snative sonchapel hill, north carolina
Key Collaborators
Shaun Dozier Director Steve Milligan Director of Photography Lenora Zenzalai Helm Original Music Composer Ian L. Finley Screenplay James A. Hodge Screenplay Ayana Johnson Producer Kendra Archer Production Design
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