Magnolia
By Regina Taylor
Directed by Anna D. Shapiro
WORLD PREMIERE
“Story of 1960s Atlanta bears rich fruit at Goodman”
“It arrives at an opportune moment.”
“One of the most successful efforts ever to Americanize Chekhov, a worthy homage...on the agony and inevitability of change.”
–Chicago Tribune
Atlanta, 1963. As Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. inspires Atlanta’s black citizens to fight passionately for their civil rights, the new mayor erects “The Payton Wall” to restrict where they can live. Amid these churning social currents, Magnolia Estate faces foreclosure, pitting the sensual, free-spirited heiress Lily Forrest against Thomas, a strong-willed businessman who lays claim to the estate where his ancestors were slaves. As we welcome the first African American president into the White House, this poignant and timely world premiere by Regina Taylor reminds us how much of Dr. King’s dream has been realized—and how much is yet to be achieved. Directed by Anna D. Shapiro, the Tony Award-winning director of August: Osage County.
The running time for Magnolia is approximately two hours and 30 minutes, including a 15 minute intermission.
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