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"August Wilson's King Hedley II" a Plowshares Theatre production
Directed by Gary Anderson
Thursday, February 15, 2007
City Theater (next door to The Fox Theater)
6:00-11:00pm (performance starts at 7:30pm)
Admission Fee:
$10.00 (for Undergraduate students and Group Leaders*)
$15.50 (for Graduate Students, Faculty and Staff)
*Group leaders must be U-M faculty, staff, or GSIs.

HOW DO I BOOK A GROUP OF 10 OR MORE?
CANCELLED by the theatre

The eighth play of August Wilson's ten-play cycle chronicling the African American experience decade-by-decade. Set in 1985, KING HEDLEY II tells the tale of an ex-con in Reagan era Pittsburgh. King is a two-bit thief recently released from prison and trying to rebuild his life. Scratching in the dirt behind his home King tries to give birth to that new life—but death is not far away. A driven man with a hair trigger temper, King will stop at nothing to get what he thinks is owed him. Life and death are balanced on a razor's edge. KING HEDLEY II is a big play with big emotions, rich with humor, heartbreak and the ordinary kind of pain that go into creating real life. This is August Wilson's most haunting piece.

Please note: This show includes some mature language and violence.

"Splendid! Riveting!" - Philadelphia City Paper

"Searing poetry with uncompromising realism." - USA Today

About Plowshares Theater Company
Plowshares Theatre Company exists to produce plays and programs that inspire, affirm, and exhibit African American life.

For more info: www.plowshares.org/