Soul Rep Theatre Company will present the regional premiere production of Travisville.
Inspired by Jim Schutze’s book The Accommodation, Travisville is a straightforward and brutally honest statement to the world by African-Americans of their plight in gentrification. Penned by Dallas native and celebrated film actor and playwright William Jackson Harper, the play is set in 1960s Texas, in a city that so far has avoided the tumult of the Civil Rights Movement.
Through the efforts of an alliance of black church leaders, a wary peace has been maintained with the city’s white mayor and citizens. But when the mayor partners with a private developer to gentrify the black neighborhood and uproot its residents, and a movement organizer from Atlanta comes to town, the Minister’s Alliance will need to choose between the non-confrontational status quo and standing up for the interests of their community.
Soul Rep Theatre Company will present the regional premiere production of Travisville.
Inspired by Jim Schutze’s book The Accommodation, Travisville is a straightforward and brutally honest statement to the world by African-Americans of their plight in gentrification. Penned by Dallas native and celebrated film actor and playwright William Jackson Harper, the play is set in 1960s Texas, in a city that so far has avoided the tumult of the Civil Rights Movement.
Through the efforts of an alliance of black church leaders, a wary peace has been maintained with the city’s white mayor and citizens. But when the mayor partners with a private developer to gentrify the black neighborhood and uproot its residents, and a movement organizer from Atlanta comes to town, the Minister’s Alliance will need to choose between the non-confrontational status quo and standing up for the interests of their community.
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$25-$30
