Ohio State Murders
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SHOW INFORMATION
Opened Nov 4, 2007
Closed Nov 18, 2007
Visit the Ohio State Murders website:
http://www.tfana.org/ohio_state.html
WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
Written by Adrienne Kennedy, Ohio State Murders portrays Suzanne Alexander, a fictional African-American writer whose life both is and is not based on Ms. Kennedy's own life experiences.
When Suzanne enters Ohio State in the 1950s, little does she know that the safe haven of academia conceals forces of racism. Years later, Suzanne is invited to return to the University to talk about the violence in her writing. A dark mystery unravels as past and present intertwine in this lyrical, spellbinding story of Suzanne's confrontation with hatred, loss and love. Evan Yionoulis directs.
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Decades after attending Ohio State University, successful African American author Suzanne Alexander is asked by her alma mater to come give a talk about the violent imagery in her stories. In Adrienne Kennedy's Ohio State Murders -- currently receiving a mesmerizing revival from Theatre for a New Audience at the Duke on 42nd Street -- Suzanne spins a disturbing tale of discrimination, scandal, and murder that answers that request in a way that may make the school regret it ever asked it.
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