Plum Bun

Item details

Date

April 29, 2023 7:00PM

Description

Christ Church Neighborhood House

20 N. American St, Philadelphia, PA 19106

A resident of North Philadelphia and valedictorian from Girls High, author Jessie Redmon Fauset would go on to become a leader of the Harlem Renaissance literary movement, confounding critics by writing from both feminist and racial justice perspectives. In Plum Bun, Angela Murray, a young light-skinned Black woman, faces the headwinds of racism and sexism in 1920s Philadelphia. She leaves for New York, passing as white within Greenwich Village Bohemia before an unexpected journey leads her to a personal reckoning and a reclaiming of her Black identity. EgoPo presents this sprawling period-piece with a dynamic staging and an 18-person cast.

Wednesday, April 26th's performance of Plum Bun is dedicated to the contributions of Jessie Redmon Fauset and womxn to arts and culture in the United States. The event will cohosted by LaNeshe Miller-White of Theatre Philadelphia and Theatre in the X, and Marcia L. Hinton of the Alumnae Association of the Philadelphia High School for Girls and features a talk-back on Plum Bun and Jessie Redmon Fauset. $25 tickets available to Girls High Alumnae in celebration of the school's 175th anniversary.

Season Sponsored by Dr. Stephanie Creary and Hugo De La O
Show Sponsored by Edward and Susan Hoffman

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