A courtside seat to Syracuse history from the writer of Possessing Harriet.
April 7 - 25, 2027
April 7 - 25, 2027
WORLD PREMIERE
1950s Syracuse: The Nationals represent the city in the fledgling NBA while the team’s two African American players, among the first Black athletes to play professionally, navigate the sport’s color barrier and new rules as they fight to leave their mark on the court and on the history of the game. Inspired by the true story of “The Nats” and their championship season, Kyle Bass’ The Black Nationals is a fast-paced, imaginative new play that celebrates a defining moment of Central New York history at the dawn of the Civil Rights Movement and invites us to consider a world where, in the game of life, everyone has a fair shot.
“Bass’ plays tell the stories of real-life African-Americans set against the backdrop of some of our most turbulent times.”
– Utica Observer-Dispatch
CREDITS:
By Kyle Bass
Directed by Gilbert McCauley
Playwriting Workshop
Time: April 17, 2027, 10 a.m. - 11:40 a.m.
Location: Syracuse Stage 820 E Genesee St.
Part of the Syracuse Symposium series.
In the theater, before the play begins, the house lights go down and come back up, as though the audience has entered a dream. For the playwright, writing is its own kind of dream, only longer and intermittent. In this workshop seminar, Syracuse Stage Resident Playwright Kyle Bass discusses the nature of his creative process and leads a brief workshop on writing page one of a dream called a play.
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