The Problem of the Hero

202385 minDramaParents Guide

10.0

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.

Top Cast

J. Mardrice Henderson

J. Mardrice Henderson

Richard Wright

David zum Brunnen

David zum Brunnen

Paul Green

Derrick Ivey

Derrick Ivey

Ray Collins

Brandon Haynes

Brandon Haynes

Canada Lee/Bigger Thomas

J. Antoine Hendrick

J. Antoine Hendrick

Young Richard Wright

Dena Konkel

Dena Konkel

Janet Green

Josephine Hall

Josephine Hall

Nell Harrison

Charlie Cannon

Charlie Cannon

Orson Welles

Lex Wilson

Lex Wilson

Walter Ash

Alexa Yeames

Alexa Yeames

Jean Rosenthal

Annie McElroy

Annie McElroy

Anne Burr

Calliope George

Calliope George

Ellen Wright

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