The Dutchman, Directed by Michael Oatman

FRONT Madison Residency Artist Michael Oatman will direct The Dutchman, a play written by legendary poet and playwright Amiri Baraka. The fiery and controversial writer captures the turbulent and angry times that birthed this play, the 1960s. The piece is an allegorical quagmire that features a conversation on seedy, sweaty New York subway train between a reserved black businessman, Clay, and a flirtatious white woman, Lula. The fireworks fly fast and hard in this tense racially charged drama. Dutchman premiered at the Cherry Lane Theatre in Greenwich Village, New York City on March 1964, went on to win an Obie Award and later turned into a film. This play is rated for mature audiences.

Free, limited seating, registration required.

A special performance of The Dutchman will take place on a moving bus – July 29th performance only.