Production Details

Written in 1965, Douglas Turner Ward’s racial satire (conceived as a reverse minstrel show), is a provocative critique on white privilege. Depicting an imaginary Southern town where all the black people have suddenly disappeared, the play reflects a time when the oppression of black people was largely politically mandated. Although the play is fantastical in style, it still offers a contemporary audience a vehicle for analyzing and discussing white privilege and the protection of white identity along with the implications of such for the African American Community.

• • Hart's Role: Production Director

  • Play: Day of Absence by Douglas Turner Ward

  • Producer: Howard University Department of Theatre Arts

  • Location: Ira Aldridge Theatre

  • Rehearsal Dates: 2008

  • Production Dates: 2008