About the Show

Drama Desk Award-winning playwright Alice Childress' exploration of interracial love in the Civil Rights era.

Julia, a black seamstress, and Herman, a white baker, are defying all odds with their secret love in the Deep South in 1918, facing vicious judgment from society and their closest friends & family. As they finally begin to believe their dreams for a future together are possible, Herman becomes a victim of the Spanish flu. Determined to save him, Julia is faced with decisions that will change her life.

'Wedding Band' is award-winning playwright Alice Childress' reflection on the Civil Rights era, race, class, and equality.

Monique Touko ('School Girls; Or, the African Mean Girls Play') directs this production, which is recommended for ages 14+.

Critic Reviews (8)

"exhilarating find, blending politics, prejudice, social realism, melodrama and romance."
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"Racial politics is blended into the drama and its tragedy."
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"The first hour or so is an exhilarating, unpredictable mix of pathos, humour and snark."
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"Elegant revival"
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"Among all the pain, there are some very funny scenes too."
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"this richly detailed play about race, sex, class, and violence will get under your skin"
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"...'Wedding Band' is a pleasurable well-made play"
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"vividly reveals the most fascist nature of segregation"
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Lyric Hammersmith Theatre