African Company Presents Richard III, The

Decades before the end of slavery and establishing the right to vote, the landmark producing efforts of The African Company of New York were winning the acclaim of black and white audiences alike. When theatre entrepreneur Stephen Price announces in 1821 that his production of Richard III is due to run in direct competition with theirs, venues become battlegrounds as the rival companies face-off in this thrilling success story of the first Black theater company in America. Presented by the St. Louis Black Repertory.