Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
By August Wilson
Directed by Resident Artist Ron OJ Parson
Jan 08, 2027 — Feb 07, 2027
“His auteur suite of Wilson productions at Court…has been revelatory because Parson has made these plays his own.”
– Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune
More than twenty years in the making, Resident Artist Ron OJ Parson completes a defining chapter of his artistic legacy. With Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, Parson completes August Wilson’s American Century Cycle and joins an elite circle of directors who have staged all ten plays at the same theatre.
It is 1911, and Harold Loomis and his daughter, Zonia, have been on the road for years, searching for Zonia’s mother and, unbeknownst to Harold, chasing his forgotten song. Their journey leads them to Seth Holly’s boardinghouse, where they meet Holly, his wife, and fellow boarders who, like them, are in relentless pursuit of love, identity, freedom, and purpose.
Wilson’s iconic, evocative prose and vivid characters shine in this portrayal of a nation haunted by slavery, with spirits around every corner and no escape in sight.
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