Calvin Dutton, Jacqueline Williams, and A.C. Smith.
Photo by Michael Brosilow.

Find expanded notes about Court Theatre's production of The First Breeze of Summer including the an interview with playwright Leslie Lee, a look at the Negro Ensemble Comany, the Director's Note and more!

THE FIRST BREEZE OF SUMMER
by Leslie Lee
Driected by Ron OJ Parson

May 15 – June 15, 2008

Obie Award winner and Tony-nominated “Best Play,” Leslie Lee’s rarely seen drama reveals a turbulent time in three generations of an African-American family. One hot June weekend, the family matriarch reflects on the lessons of her own youth and the three lost love affairs that shaped her life and her family while the conflict between her two teenage grandsons and their father comes to a head. The New York Times called the play, “wonderfully moving,...touching and terrifying.”

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