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Philadelphia’s African Baptist Church, 1832: a mother and daughter guard the grave of their husband and father to deter resurrectionists from pillaging it for science.
Today, on the same grounds: another mother and daughter work as counselors at what is now a summer camp. Timelines collide in this funny, joyful, and sharply inventive story that feels right at home for fans of modern Afro-surrealist films like Get Out, Sorry to Bother You, and Sinners. The play reminds us to find joy in our present even as we exhume our nation’s buried past.
September 11th, 2025
October 12th, 2025
The Great Privation is at Washington's Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, which is located at 641 D Street NW, Washington, 20004.
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