Langston Hughes: Dreamkeeper

This play weaves together Hughes’ own life story, his poetry and stort stories, and the music that helped mold his life: Jazz, Gospel and the Blues. The play shows the significant events of his childhood, his adventures in Paris and Africa, as well as his triumphant and often controversial career as a writer. Musical pieces are by Fats Waller, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, A. Herzog, and traditional songs.