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Location
New York, NY
Project Title
Straight White Men
Fiscal Year Awarded
2015
Grant or Program
National Theater Project Presentation Grant
Grant Amount
$5,000
From November 7 to December 14, The Public Theater will present the New York premiere of STRAIGHT WHITE MEN. Unpredictable downtown writer/director Young Jean Lee presents a traditionally structured take on the classic American father-son drama. When Ed and his three adult sons come together to celebrate Christmas, they enjoy cheerful trash-talking, pranks, and takeout Chinese. Then they confront a problem that even being a happy family can’t solve: when identity matters, and privilege is problematic, what is the value of being a straight white man?