Asbury Park Theater Co. Presents: "American Son"
An estranged bi-racial couple must confront their feelings about race and bias after their son is detained by the local police following a traffic stop incident. Their disparate histories and backgrounds inform their assumptions as they try to find out what happened to their son. Tickets $35/pp.
Time & Location
Apr 29, 2023, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
JSAC - Palaia Theater, 66 S Main St, Ocean Grove, NJ 07756, USA
About the Event
AMERICAN SON
Produced by: Asbury Park Theater Company
Producing Artistic Director: William Whitefield
Directed by: Bob Angelini
SHOW INFOAMERICAN SON by Christopher Demos-Brown
An estranged bi-racial couple must confront their feelings about race and bias after their son is detained by the local police following a traffic stop incident. Their disparate histories and backgrounds inform their assumptions as they try to find out what happened to their son. Tickets $35/pp.
“The world premiere of American Son was presented at Barrington Stage Company, Pittsfield, MA in 2016, Julianne Boyd, Artistic Director and Tristan Wilson, Managing Director.” “Original Broadway Production produced by Jeffrey Richards; Simpson Street; Rebecca Gold; Will Trice; Stephen C. Byrd; Alia Jones-Harvey; Nnamdi Asomugha; Domnick LaRuffa, Jr. & Co.; Greenleaf Productions; Van Kaplan; Willette & Manuel Klausner; Jada Pinkett Smith; The Miami Group; Lu-Shawn M. Thompson; Act 4 Entertainment; Gabrielle Palitz; Carl & Robin Washington; Bruce Robert Harris and Jack W. Batman; Shonda Rhimes; Bellanca Smigel Rutter; Salmira & Son; Jayne Baron Sherman; Steve Stoute for United Masters; Steven Toll; Dwy