By Suzan-Lori Parks
Directed by Niegel Smith
⭐⭐⭐⭐ (out of 4)
— Chicago Tribune
⭐⭐⭐⭐ (out of 4)
— Chicago Sun-Times
⭐⭐⭐⭐ (out of 4)
— Daily Herald
Father Comes Home from the Wars (Parts 1, 2 & 3)
May 25 – Jun 24, 2018 in Goodman's Albert Theatre
3 hours and 15 minutes including two intermissions
Pulitzer Prize winner Suzan-Lori Parks’ “blazingly original” (The Washington Post) Civil War epic serves up “an American story as much about our present as it is about our past” (The Los Angeles Times).
Hero, a Texas slave, faces a simple yet monumental choice: join his master in the Confederate army and be granted his freedom afterward— or remain enslaved at the plantation. Filled with music, wit and poetic wisdom, Pulitzer Prize winner Suzan-Lori Parks’ “masterpiece” (New York magazine) challenges us to navigate our own moral compass in a country that both unites and rips us apart.
Critical Praise
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⭐⭐⭐⭐ (out of 4)
– Chicago Tribune
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“Breathtakingly entertaining”
– PerformInk
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“Brilliant and riveting”
– Chicago Tribune
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“A rich, powerful experience”
– Chicago Sun-Times
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“Spectacular, fantastic, must-see play of the year”
– ChicagoNow
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“Extremely moving”
– Daily Herald
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“The most enjoyable history lesson on stage since Hamilton“
– Chicago Sun-Times
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“A masterpiece of theater”
– Chicago Sun-Times
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“Perfection”
– ChicagoNow
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⭐⭐⭐⭐ (out of 4)
– Chicago Sun-Times
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“Magnificent work of American drama”
– Chicago Tribune
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“Superlative performances”
– Daily Herald
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“Bolden is a stellar performer”
– PerformInk
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“Plays don’t get much more aesthetically expressive, or impressive than this”
– Chicago Sun-Times
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“Powerful”
– Daily Herald
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“Truly a remarkable feat of direction”
– Chicago Tribune
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“A play that refreshes the soul with pure delight”
– ChicagoNow
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⭐⭐⭐⭐ (out of 4)
– Daily Herald
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“Beautiful language, resonant storytelling and an ambitious use of the theatrical form itself”
– Chicago Sun-Times
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