
When We Get There Tickets
Music and Lyrics by CHARLIE BARNETT
Book by ROBERT P. YOUNG III and RICHARD LASSER
Directed by JANEECE FREEMAN CLARK
It’s March 1965, and a Buick Electra starts a journey from New Jersey. The unlikely quartet inside: Rose, the car’s recently widowed owner; Mary, her housekeeper; Terrance, her handyman; and Dawn, Mary’s teenage daughter. Dawn has convinced them all to drive to Selma to be a part of Dr. Martin Luther King’s march. With their hearts full of joy and trepidation, the foursome heads south even as America remains openly hostile to its Black and Jewish citizens. They encounter violence and reveal life-altering secrets, and with luck they’ll come home to a new understanding of what a family can be. As the show looks back on our complicated history, it reaches forward, challenging us to contemplate our country's future.
Run time
90 mins
Opening date
October 7th, 2023
Closing date
October 15th, 2023