Short Eyes (1974)

Written by Miguel Piñero
Directed by Marvin Felix Camillo
Cast: Hollis Barnes, Chuck Bergansky, Bimbo, Joseph Carberry, William Carden, Tito Goya, Ben Jefferson, J.J. Johnson

The play is set in an unnamed House of Detention in New York City, the inmates of which are predominantly black or Latino. One day, a new prisoner is brought in: Clark Davis, a young, middle-class white man accused of raping a young girl. His fellow prisoners immediately turn on him — child molesters are considered the lowest form of prison life — except for Juan, one of the institution's older prisoners, who treats him with dignity.

Theater

Vivian Beaumont Theater · Broadway

Closed

August 4, 1974