The Problem of the Hero (2023)

The Problem of the Hero (2023)

"Not every friendship can survive the artistic process." 2023-02-17 United States of America 85 Min. PG-13
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Overview

In 1940, author Richard Wright turns to Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paul Green to help adapt his best-selling book, Native Son, into a Broadway play. Days from opening night, they differ over a single page of the script.

Cast

J. Mardrice Henderson is Richard Wright
Richard Wright
David zum Brunnen is Paul Green
Derrick Ivey is Ray Collins
Ray Collins
Brandon Haynes is Canada Lee/Bigger Thomas
Canada Lee/Bigger Thomas
J. Antoine Hendrick is Young Richard Wright
Young Richard Wright
Dena Konkel is Janet Green
Janet Green
Josephine Hall is Nell Harrison
Nell Harrison
Charlie Cannon is Orson Welles
Orson Welles
Lex Wilson is Walter Ash
Walter Ash
Alexa Yeames is Jean Rosenthal
Jean Rosenthal
Annie McElroy is Anne Burr
Anne Burr
Calliope George is Ellen Wright
Ellen Wright