Henry Meyerson's JUMP JIM CROW opens 6/17 (NYC)

JUMP JIM CROW

by

Henry Meyerson

Directed by

Tom Thornton

Will Be Produced at this Year’s

Midtown International Theatre Festival

Cast:
Lawrence Floyd
Michael Gnat
Tom Thornton

The following dates are currently available.

July 17th, 6:15
July 20th, 7:00
July 25th, 8:30

Jump Jim Crow tells the story of Tom Rice, a white performer in black face, and his black friend and writer, Jack Washington, who develop a successful blackface act in the mid-19th Century. Strom Thurmond joins Tom’s act and encourages Tom to develop material that become the springboard, and justification, for Jim Crow laws.

Tix purchased at the box office are $18/per.Tix purchased through the playwright are $15/per. For the discount, contact: hank@henrymeyerson.com