The Problem of the Hero

Plot Summary

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 Richard Wright

David zum Brunnen Paul Green

Derrick Ivey Ray Collins

Brandon Haynes Canada Lee/Bigger Thomas

J. Antoine Hendrick Young Richard Wright