"Not every friendship can survive the artistic process."
In 1940, author Richard Wright turns to Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paul Green to help adapt his best-selling book, Native Son, into a Broadway play. Days from opening night, they differ over a single page of the script.
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J. Mardrice Henderson
Richard Wright
David zum Brunnen
Paul Green
Derrick Ivey
Ray Collins
Brandon Haynes
Canada Lee/Bigger Thomas
J. Antoine Hendrick
Young Richard Wright
Dena Konkel
Janet Green
Josephine Hall
Nell Harrison
Charlie Cannon
Orson Welles
Lex Wilson
Walter Ash
Alexa Yeames
Jean Rosenthal
Annie McElroy
Anne Burr
Calliope George
Ellen Wright
Samantha Larkin
Ouida Campbell
Kimberly Avery
Ensemble
Kareem L. Alston
Ensemble
Shaun Dozier
Director
Ian L. Finley
Screenplay
James A. Hodge
Screenplay
Matthew Helderman
Executive Producer
Luke Taylor
Executive Producer
Grady Craig
Executive Producer
David zum Brunnen
Executive Producer
Serena Ebhardt
Executive Producer
Ayana Johnson
Producer
Steve Milligan
Director of Photography
Lenora Zenzalai Helm
Original Music Composer
Kendra Archer
Production Design
