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Blood at the Root
Tina McGuire Theatre - General Admission
– Saturday Sep 3, 2022 @ 7:30 PM 
Blood at the Root
August 25-September 10, 2022
Written by Dominique Morisseau
Directed by Stephanie Hickling Beckman
BLOOD AT THE ROOT is a striking ensemble drama based on the Jena Six; six Black students who were initially
charged with attempted murder for a school fight after being provoked with nooses hanging from a tree on
campus. This bold new play by Dominique Morisseau (Sunset Baby, Detroit ’67, Skeleton Crew) examines the
miscarriage of justice, racial double standards, and the crises in relations between men and women of all classes
and, as a result, the shattering state of Black family life.
“Bursting with youthful exuberance, critical race issues, emotional authenticity, and astonishing beauty. It is
powerfully auspicious“ – DC Theater Arts
“Blood at the Root vividly illustrates the near impossibility of getting through one’s teenage years-fraught in the best-case scenario-unscathed when also having to tackle larger societal problems. It’s a necessary and evocative production all-around.” – Chicago Reader
August 25-September 10, 2022
Written by Dominique Morisseau
Directed by Stephanie Hickling Beckman
BLOOD AT THE ROOT is a striking ensemble drama based on the Jena Six; six Black students who were initially
charged with attempted murder for a school fight after being provoked with nooses hanging from a tree on
campus. This bold new play by Dominique Morisseau (Sunset Baby, Detroit ’67, Skeleton Crew) examines the
miscarriage of justice, racial double standards, and the crises in relations between men and women of all classes
and, as a result, the shattering state of Black family life.
“Bursting with youthful exuberance, critical race issues, emotional authenticity, and astonishing beauty. It is
powerfully auspicious“ – DC Theater Arts
“Blood at the Root vividly illustrates the near impossibility of getting through one’s teenage years-fraught in the best-case scenario-unscathed when also having to tackle larger societal problems. It’s a necessary and evocative production all-around.” – Chicago Reader
Tina McGuire Theatre - General Admission
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- 18 Biltmore Avenue
- Asheville, US-NC
- 28801
- US
