Some Old Black Man
Closed 1h 20m
Some Old Black Man
76%
76%
(19 Ratings)
Positive
74%
Mixed
21%
Negative
5%
Members say
Great acting, Great writing, Relevant, Resonant, Thought-provoking

About the Show

Wendell Pierce ('Treme,' 'Suits') and Tony winner Roger Robinson star in Berkshire Playwrights Lab's new drama about a New York college professor whose ailing father moves in with him.

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Critic Reviews (1)

DC Theatre Scene
February 23rd, 2018

"Tyler's small, exquisitely observed and rendered 'Some Old Black Man' lets no one off the hook...The driving force of the play is the different ways in which the two men experienced white hatred...The staging is so intimate that you will feel like you could reach down and grab a spoonful of that yogurt parfait. This can be a good thing or a bad thing, depending on the authenticity of the dialogue and the skill of the performers. In this particular play, it is a very good thing indeed."
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