Gem of the Ocean (2004)

Written by August Wilson
Directed by Kenny Leon
Cast: Anthony Chisholm, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Phylicia Rashad, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Eugene Lee, Raynor Scheine, John Earl Jelks

The play is set in 1904 at 1839 Wylie Avenue in Pittsburgh's Hill District. Aunt Ester, the drama's 285-year-old fiery matriarch, welcomes into her home Solly Two Kings, who was born into slavery and scouted for the Union Army, and Citizen Barlow, a young man from Alabama searching for a new life and in search of redemption.

Theater: Walter Kerr Theatre · Broadway
Closed: February 6, 2005

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When does Gem of the Ocean close?

Gem of the Ocean closed on February 6, 2005.