The Rosenberg/Strange Fruit Project
March 9 – April 2
Written by
John Jiler
Directed by
Margarett Perry
March 9 –
April 2, 2023
TH / FRI 8pm;
SAT 3pm, 8pm;
SUN at 2pm
A World Premiere written by and starring John Jiler
Limited Engagement
Award-winning actor\playwright John Jiler tells the remarkable story of the youngest child of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. Orphaned at six following his parents’ execution for espionage, the boy was adopted by the man who wrote the song ‘Strange Fruit’—-seared into our consciousness by Billie Holiday. Playing a gallery of rogues, heroes and saints, Jiler takes us on a journey of our politics from then ’til now…
Running Time
90 Minutes
Advisory
Adult, Teen, Pre-Teen
- Adult Language
- Sexual Themes
- Violence
Cast
JOHN JILER
Robert Meeropol, the younger son of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
Lee Odom
Clarinetist
Creative
set design by Jessica Parks
lighting design by Jill Nagle
technical director, Brian Snyder
costume design by Patricia E. Doherty
sound design by Nick Simone
assistant stage manager, Rachael Malloy
assistant lighting design, Janey Huber
master electrician, James Lockhart
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The History
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