Seven Guitars

Seven Guitars

Long Beach Playhouse
5021 E. Anaheim St. Long Beach

From the master playwright of Fences, August Wilson, comes this story in his decade-by-decade exploration of the black experience in America. In a Pittsburgh tenement in 1948, friends gather to mourn the sudden death of a blues guitarist who has died on the verge of his musical success. Flashing back to the busy week preceding Floyd "Schoolboy" Barton's demise, we learn the reasons for his tragic fall.

Thru - Jun 15, 2019