Native Son Tickets

Name: Native Son
Start: 2024-05-10
End: 2024-07-14
Location: Lifeline Theatre

Discover the compelling adaptation of a classic novel.

Four actors perform a scene on stage, seated and standing on a wooden set. One woman and three men are involved, with one man gesturing while others look on attentively.

Three actors perform a scene on stage; a man and a woman face each other closely, another woman sits holding a cat, and a man is on the stairs behind them.

A group of five people dressed in mid-20th-century attire stand on a wooden stage.

About Native Son

Set in Chicago’s South Side during the 1930’s, the play follows 20-year-old Bigger Thomas struggling to realize his dreams in a world that has shut him out. After taking a job in a wealthy white man’s house, Bigger unwittingly unleashes a series of events that violently and irrevocably seal his fate. Adapted with theatrical ingenuity by Chicago’s own Nambi E. Kelley, this Native Son captures the power of Richard Wright’s novel for a whole new generation.

Run time

1hr 30min.

Venue

Lifeline Theatre

Start date

May 10th, 2024

End date

July 14th, 2024

Production note

Content Disclosure: Racism, depiction of sexual encounters, violent fights, crime/ murder, stylized version of a sexual assault, and self-hatred. The production uses fog, haze, and strobing lights.