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The Problem of the Hero
1 hour 25 minutes2023-02-17
10.0
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In 1940, author Richard Wright turns to Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paul Green to help adapt his best-selling book, Native Son, into a Broadway play. Days from opening night, they differ over a single page of the script.
Cast
![J. Mardrice Henderson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//i44LJSMV88A0uKfOVrVagbTTyIk.jpg)
J. Mardrice Henderson
Richard Wright
![David zum Brunnen](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//eQXwMTdeXsSSilwMJ5eNCoaVmCK.jpg)
David zum Brunnen
Paul Green
![Derrick Ivey](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Derrick Ivey
Ray Collins
![Brandon Haynes](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Brandon Haynes
Canada Lee/Bigger Thomas
![J. Antoine Hendrick](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
J. Antoine Hendrick
Young Richard Wright
![Dena Konkel](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Dena Konkel
Janet Green
![Josephine Hall](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Josephine Hall
Nell Harrison
![Charlie Cannon](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Charlie Cannon
Orson Welles
![Lex Wilson](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Lex Wilson
Walter Ash
![Alexa Yeames](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//25AOEnZ7ZD4BCGl25DByK3P3VG8.jpg)
Alexa Yeames
Jean Rosenthal
![Annie McElroy](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Annie McElroy
Anne Burr
![Calliope George](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Calliope George
Ellen Wright
![Samantha Larkin](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Samantha Larkin
Ouida Campbell
![Kimberly Avery](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Kimberly Avery
Ensemble
![Kareem L. Alston](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Kareem L. Alston
Ensemble
![Rocio Anderson](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Rocio Anderson
Ensemble
![Fabrizio Anderson-Falconi](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Fabrizio Anderson-Falconi
Ensemble
![Toochukwu T.C. Anyachonkeya](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//tfOzCkpPZheZ63CE3sAtMJtrVB4.jpg)
Toochukwu T.C. Anyachonkeya
Ensemble
![Camillia Carter](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Camillia Carter
Ensemble
![Sammie Cassell](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Sammie Cassell
Ensemble
![Ana Celeste](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ana Celeste
Ensemble
![Tom Church](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Tom Church
Ensemble
![Justin Cole](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Justin Cole
Ensemble
![Jawan Davidson](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Jawan Davidson
Ensemble
![Adrian Ekanem](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Adrian Ekanem
Ensemble
![Matthew Hager](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Matthew Hager
Ensemble
![Christine Hampton](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Christine Hampton
Ensemble
![Jeanette Henderson](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Jeanette Henderson
Ensemble
![Qualia Akili Holder-Cozart](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Qualia Akili Holder-Cozart
Ensemble
![Rachel Horowitz](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Rachel Horowitz
Ensemble
![Nick Iammatteo](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Nick Iammatteo
Ensemble
![Sean Michael Jaenicke](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Sean Michael Jaenicke
Ensemble
![Artemis Jamison](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Artemis Jamison
Ensemble
![Jinna Kim](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Jinna Kim
Ensemble
![Kent Lewis](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Kent Lewis
Ensemble
![Randy Merritt](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Randy Merritt
Ensemble
![Rosemary Moua](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Rosemary Moua
Ensemble
![Misty Naholnik](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Misty Naholnik
Ensemble
![Charles Ollinger](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Charles Ollinger
Ensemble
![Abby Patrick](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Abby Patrick
Ensemble
![Jessica Regehr](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Jessica Regehr
Ensemble
![Tara Rison](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Tara Rison
Ensemble
![Stephanie Simon](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Stephanie Simon
Ensemble
![Tamara Snegosky](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Tamara Snegosky
Ensemble
![Shea Stanley](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Shea Stanley
Ensemble
![Adam Stern-Rand](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Adam Stern-Rand
Ensemble
![Duprehsa Townsend](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Duprehsa Townsend
Ensemble
![Alex Vacca](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Alex Vacca
Ensemble
![Deb Vacca](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Deb Vacca
Ensemble
![Emma Vacca](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Emma Vacca
Ensemble
![Juliana Valente](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Juliana Valente
Ensemble
![Carlton Zum Brunnen](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)