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Donathan Walters (Bars and Measures, Colony Collapse at Theatre @ Boston Court) plays “prodigal son” Cephus Miles, an orphan who leaves his family's farm in North Carolina to seek refuge and prosperity in the North. Leilani Smith (NAACP Best Ensemble Award-winning Flyin’ West at ICT) and Angela K. Thomas (The Launch Prize at Bridge Repertory Theater in Cambridge, MA; A Raisin in the Sun at Trinity Repertory Company, Providence, RI) portray more than 25 characters over the course of Cephus' epic journey from adolescence to adulthood, as he struggles to stay true to himself amid a rapidly changing and turbulent America. Spanning the 1950s through the Vietnam War and Civil Rights eras, heartbreaking hurdles and setbacks continuously obstruct his road to happiness. But Cephus perseveres and always manages to remain upbeat. There’s no place like home – at least according to playwright Samm-Art Williams. First produced to great acclaim by the Negro Ensemble Company, Williams’ brilliantly inventive and lyrically expressive Home will run at International City Theatre from Oct. 20 through Nov. 5, directed by Gregg T. Daniel. Two low-priced previews take place on Oct. 18 and Oct. 19. INTERNATIONAL CITY THEATRE
Long Beach Performing Arts Center
330 East Seaside Way
Long Beach, CA 90802