by ALAN SILLITOE
stage adaptation by ROY WILLIAMS
directed by LEAH C. GARDINER
Atlantic Stage 2
January 8 – February 9, 2014
In this stage adaptation of Alan Sillitoe’s classic short story, award-winning British playwright Roy Williams brings the young, defiant Colin Smith into the 21st century.
Colin, with few prospects in life, finds himself in a prison school for criminal activity. He turns to long distance running as an escape, only to have the school exploit him for his talent, offering him a possible way out. Will he run his race for them, or for his independence?
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