San Francisco Playhouse and Lorraine Hansberry Theatre Presents HIEROGLYPH — Preview

WHEN:

March 13th– April 3

Video Premiere – March 13 6 PM PST

WHERE:

Streaming on San Francisco Playhouse website

TICKETS:

$15+

Visit the Lorraine Hansberry Theatre website, the San Francisco Playhouse website, or call the San Francisco Playhouse box office at (415) 677-9596 to purchase

San Francisco Playhouse and Lorraine Hansberry Theatre present Hieroglyph, a drama that follows 13-year-old Davis, who is involuntarily displaced in Chicago two months post-Hurricane Katrina. She wrestles with the cultural landscape of a new city and school community while secretly coping with the PTSD of an assault at the Superdome. With her mother still in New Orleans committed to the fight for Black land ownership and her father committed to starting a new life in the Midwest, divorce threatens to further separate a family already torn apart.

A theater spokesperson explains that Hieroglyph traverses the intersection of environmental racism, sexual violence, and displacement, examining the psychological effects of a state-sanctioned, man-made disaster on the most vulnerable members of the Katrina diaspora.

This work is part of award-winning playwright Erika Dickerson-Despenza’s planned 10-play Katrina Cycle of plays focused on the effects of Hurricane Katrina in and beyond New Orleans. Directing the production is award-winning actor/director/playwright Margo Hall, with the cast featuring Jamella Cross, Safiya Fredericks, Khary L. Moye, and Anna Marie Sharpe.

For more information, visit the Lorraine Hansberry Theatre website or the San Francisco Playhouse website.

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