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The Most Spectacularly Lamentable Trial of Miz Martha Washington

Name: The Most Spectacularly Lamentable Trial of Miz Martha Washington
Start: 2022-09-01Tnull
Location: Steppenwolf Theatre Company

Steppenwolf Theatre Company

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The recently widowed “Mother of America” lies alone in her Mount Vernon bed, ravaged by illness and attended to by the enslaved people who will be free the moment she dies. This uproarious form-shifting fever dream takes us deep into the ramifications of one of America's original sins. Dizzying and fantastical, this Chicago premiere from Pulitzer winner James Ijames boldly remixes this country's dark history with a delicate balance of truth and h...

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Victor Musoni

William

Carl Clemons-Hopkins

Davy

Sydney Charles

Priscilla

Donovan Session

Sucky Boy

Cindy Gold

Martha Washington