Gem of the Ocean

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will present August Wilson’s Gem of the Ocean, directed by artistic director Tim Bond, a close friend of the late playwright and a leading interpreter of his work, making his TheatreWorks directorial debut with this play. Part of Wilson’s acclaimed American Century Cycle, Gem of the Ocean is set in 1904 against the backdrop of police violence and rioting. A young Black man desperate for redemption visits 285-year-old Aunt Ester, the community’s spiritual advisor, who takes him on a supernatural voyage to learn the truth of his ancestors’ history.