The Weekend Theater’s production of The River Niger wraps up its run this weekend.  You can still catch the play tonight and tomorrow at 7:30pm.

Winner of a 1973 Obie Award and the 1974 Tony Award for Best Play, The River Niger explores three generations of an American family.  Set in the Black Power 1970s, Joseph A. Walker’s play is full of both tragedy and comedy that is interwoven with the attempt of a revolutionary group to bomb a government target.

Johnny Williams, the father, is a housepainter and poet who lives in Harlem with his no-nonsense wife and inebriated mother-in-law. But his pride and joy is his son Jeff, an officer in the Air Force. Jeff’s return to his family and neighborhood precipitates explosive crises. What is true revolution? Where are the real battlefields? Provoking comparisons about the fight for racial justice then and now through unforgettable characters and scenes, this play is sure to entertain and educate diverse viewers about family, love, and making a proactive stand for what is right.

The play is directed by Akasha Hull and Margaret Parker.  The cast includes Ralusrai Richardson, Pamela Reed, Paula Flood, Brandon Allmon-Jackson, Tony McCoy, Candrice Jones, Jeremiah Herman, Bradley Gamble, John Barnes and Grover Lawson Jr.