THEATRE
Funnyhouse of a Negro
Presented by Brandeis Theater Company at Spingold Theater Center
February 4-February 14, 2010
In 1964 Adrienne Kennedy’s first play established her as a revolutionary voice for the struggle of race and identity. Sarah is young, black and obsessed with whiteness and loses herself in her ‘funnyhouse’ with various versions of herself including Queen Victoria, the Duchess of Hapsburg and Jesus. This bold, phantasmagorical play about being a black woman in the 1960s made Adrienne Kennedy the most original voice of her...
415 South Street
Waltham, MA 02454
Admission Info:
1st Thursday at 8 p.m. - $18
1st Friday - Opening at 8 p.m. - $20
1st Saturday at 8 p.m. - $20
2nd Thursday at 8 p.m. - $18
2nd Friday at 8 p.m. - $20
Saturday Matinee at 2 p.m. - $18
2nd Saturday at 8 p.m. - $20
Sunday Matinee at 2 p.m. - $20
General Day and Time Info:
1st Thursday - Saturday at 8 p.m.
2nd Thursday & Friday at 8 p.m.
2nd Saturday at 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.
2nd Sunday Matinee at 2 p.m.
No performances on first Sunday. Matinees during second week only.
Phone: 781-736-3400
Accessibility Info: Currently, no accessibility information is available for this event.
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Event Name: Funnyhouse of a Negro
"Brilliant playwright"
Comment posted by: Judith B. from Somerville, MA, Jan 07, 2010
Saw Kennedy's play in NY at the PUBLIC in the 60's. A truly wonderful writer not sufficiently well-known.














