Father Comes Home From The Wars (2016) - Trailer (Drama)
Saw this play last night at the Mark Taper Theater in Los Angeles, California USA last night. Really powerful and thought provoking.
OVERVIEW
"CRITIC'S CHOICE! Suzan-Lori Parks turns drama into spoken music. An American story that is as much about our present as our past…Directed with majestic fluidity by Jo Bonney."
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times
"An entertaining new masterpiece. Breaks new ground."
—Thom Geier, The Wrap
From Pulitzer Prize winner Suzan-Lori Parks (Topdog/Underdog) comes an explosively powerful new play set against the backdrop of the Civil War. Father Comes Home From The Wars mixes music, contemporary wit, and epic theatricality to tell a timeless story about the struggle to hold on to who we are and what we love in a country that forces us to fight battles we didn’t choose for ourselves.
OVERVIEW
"CRITIC'S CHOICE! Suzan-Lori Parks turns drama into spoken music. An American story that is as much about our present as our past…Directed with majestic fluidity by Jo Bonney."
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times
"An entertaining new masterpiece. Breaks new ground."
—Thom Geier, The Wrap
From Pulitzer Prize winner Suzan-Lori Parks (Topdog/Underdog) comes an explosively powerful new play set against the backdrop of the Civil War. Father Comes Home From The Wars mixes music, contemporary wit, and epic theatricality to tell a timeless story about the struggle to hold on to who we are and what we love in a country that forces us to fight battles we didn’t choose for ourselves.
Category
🎥
Short film