The Ballad of Emmett Till

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About This Show

A month after his fourteenth birthday, this confident youth from Chicago, a boy on the threshold of manhood, embarks on a summer trip to Mississippi. His pursuit of happiness and liberty are pierced with the poignancy of life. The 1955 lynching of Emmett Till fell on the cusp of a saga that changed the course of the nation.

Show Details

Dates: First Preview: January 29, 2012 Opening Night: February 2, 2012 Final Performance: February 26, 2012

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