Lynching of Leo Frank, The

Robert Myers, The Lynching of Leo Frank will make its New York premiere at the Medicine Show Theatre. The story follows the trial of Leo Frank, a payroll clerk at the National Pencil Factory in Atlanta, Georgia; the murder of Mary Phagan, a 14-year old factory worker; Frank’s murder trial and its disturbing aftermath. In May 1999, the play was awarded the Joseph Jefferson Award for “Best New Work” in the Chicago area during the 1998-1999 season.