African American Repertory Theater presents the regional premiere of Too Heavy for Your Pocket. In the summer of 1961, the Freedom Riders are embarking on a courageous journey into the Deep South. When 20-year-old Bowzie Brandon gives up a life-changing college scholarship to join the movement, he’ll have to convince his loved ones - and himself - that shaping his country’s future might be worth jeopardizing his own.
African American Repertory Theater presents the regional premiere of Too Heavy for Your Pocket. In the summer of 1961, the Freedom Riders are embarking on a courageous journey into the Deep South. When 20-year-old Bowzie Brandon gives up a life-changing college scholarship to join the movement, he’ll have to convince his loved ones - and himself - that shaping his country’s future might be worth jeopardizing his own.
African American Repertory Theater presents the regional premiere of Too Heavy for Your Pocket. In the summer of 1961, the Freedom Riders are embarking on a courageous journey into the Deep South. When 20-year-old Bowzie Brandon gives up a life-changing college scholarship to join the movement, he’ll have to convince his loved ones - and himself - that shaping his country’s future might be worth jeopardizing his own.