About This Show

An astonishing, deeply moving new drama about family, acceptance, and the power of faith from MacArthur “Genius Award”-winning playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney (The Brother/Sister Plays), featuring Tony Award® winner Phylicia Rashad. At the mouth of the Mississippi River, Shelah’s family and friends have come to celebrate her birthday and save her from a leaking roof. But in this contemporary parable inspired by the Book of Job, unexpected events turn the reunion into the ultimate test of faith and love. As her world seems to collapse around her, Shelah (Rashad) must fight to survive the rising flood of life’s greatest challenges in this poetic and piercing new play.

Show Details

Dates: Opening Night: September 13, 2017 Final Performance: October 22, 2017

Theatermania Review

| | October 2, 2017
Phylicia Rashad is a theatrical titan in Center Theatre Group’s production of a play by Oscar winner Tarell Alvin McCraney.

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