Overview

• Ron OJ Parson directs the 17-actor production in Hyde Park, running at Court Theatre through Oct. 12.
• The staging opens the first season programmed by new artistic director Avery Willis Hoffman.
• Joshua L. Green earns standout notices as Victor Mason, whose convictions anchor the family’s ideological clash.
• Critics commend the ensemble’s clarity and momentum in a dense, politically charged script.
• Set from 1922 to 1933, the play engages real events such as the Black Star Line’s collapse, Marcus Garvey’s imprisonment and the Great Depression, and is positioned as a precursor to ‘A Raisin in the Sun.’