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André De Shields in A Hill on Which to Drown

Episode 4 | 13m 33sVideo has Closed Captions

Tony Award Winner André De Shields takes on the main role in Kevin R. Free’s new work.

Tony Award Winner André De Shields takes on the role of Ikoode in Kevin R. Free’s newest work, “A Hill on Which to Drown.” Inspired by the legendary plays of August Wilson, Free shows audiences the Century Cycle through the eyes of Ikoode, a gay Black man in his 90s, looking back as a witness to the events in his near-century on earth.

04/08/2020 | Expires 04/08/2030

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André De Shields in A Hill on Which to Drown

Episode 4 | 13m 33sVideo has Closed Captions

Tony Award Winner André De Shields takes on the role of Ikoode in Kevin R. Free’s newest work, “A Hill on Which to Drown.” Inspired by the legendary plays of August Wilson, Free shows audiences the Century Cycle through the eyes of Ikoode, a gay Black man in his 90s, looking back as a witness to the events in his near-century on earth.

04/08/2020 | Expires 04/08/2030

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