Black Boy

by Richard Wright

 

 

 

Based on the novel Black Boy by Richard Wright, Copyright ©1945 

Appropriate for: elementary / middle / high school, college, and community audiences. Available for pre-recorded, remote, or LIVE! performances

The Story
Black Boy is a powerful account of one young man’s journey from innocence to experience as a black youth living in the Jim Crow South. It is both the unashamed confession of a proud non-conformist and a profound indictment—a poignant and disturbing record of social injustice and human suffering.

In Performance
Having premiered at the Kennedy Center, this Literature to Life original was one of the first titles on our roster to tour to communities nationally. A tour de force, the actor plays upwards of fifteen characters from Richard Wright’s past.