A Soldier’s Play
Eisenhower Theater
The Pulitzer Prize-winning thriller has rocketed back into the spotlight thanks to this 2020 Tony-winning Best Revival. In 1944, on a Louisiana Army base, two shots ring out. A sergeant is murdered, triggering a gripping barrage of questions about sacrifice, service, and identity in America. Broadway’s leading man Norm Lewis stars in the show Variety calls “a knock-your-socks-off-drama.”
Dec. 13, 2022 - Jan. 8, 2023
Genre
Theater
Price Range
$45.00 – $135.00
Runtime
Approx. 1 hour 50 min, 15 min intermission
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A Soldier’s Play, the 1982 Pulitzer Prize-winning thriller by Charles Fuller, has rocketed back into the spotlight, thanks to this 2020 Tony Award®-winning Best Revival from Roundabout Theatre Company. “This is a play that deserves to be staged regularly all over America—though it’s hard to imagine that it will ever be done better than this. It keeps you guessing all the way to the final curtain” (The Wall Street Journal).
In 1944, on a Louisiana Army base, two shots ring out. A sergeant is murdered. And a series of interrogations triggers a gripping barrage of questions about sacrifice, service, and identity in America. Tony Nominee Norm Lewis leads a powerhouse cast in the show Variety calls “a knock-your-socks-off-drama,” directed by Tony® winner Kenny Leon.
Recommended for ages 13 and up.
"A Soldier's Play" Teaser
Norm Lewis on "A Soldier's Play" at the Kennedy Center
“It’s no wonder an actor of Lewis’s caliber enlisted for this tour—all these years later, Fuller’s potent words are still worth fighting for.”
“BLISTERING AND RELEVANT, A Soldier’s Play still scalds.”
“A fascinating ‘whodunit’ mystery. Scorching and soul-searching...do not miss A Soldier’s Play!”
Norm Lewis as 'Captain Richard Davenport' in the National Tour of A Soldier's Play.
Eugene Lee as 'Sergeant Vernon C. Waters' in the National Tour of A Soldier's Play.
(From L) Howard Overshown, Malik Esoj Childs, Tarik Lowe, Eugene Lee, Will Adams, Sheldon D. Brown, Branden Davon Lindsay in the National Tour of A Soldier's Play.
(From L) Sheldon D. Brown, Branden Davon Lindsay, Will Adams in A Soldier's Play.
(From L) William Connell as 'Captain Charles Taylor' and Norm Lewis as 'Captain Richard Davenport' in the National Tour of A Soldier's Play.
The Company of the National Tour of A Soldier's Play.
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