PARADE
Book by Alfred Uhry 
Music and Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown

Parade is a play based on the true story of Leo Frank, a Brooklyn-born Jewish man living in Atlanta in 1913, and his subsequent trial for murder, his conviction, the commutation of his sentence – and then his lynching at the hands of an anti-Semitic mob. In both this story and in contemporary America, where the gap between liberalism and conservatism seems to be growing daily, we hear general words like “good,” “bad,” “right,” “left,” being used to describe people with opposing points of view. Instead of resorting to these judgment words, we should be analyzing the many contrasting perspectives, and asking specific questions in an attempt to gain a more solid understanding of each one.

Produced by Chris Beier and Alex Greenfield 
Co-Directed with David Janett
Choreography by David Janett 
Music Direction by Steven Bednasz 
Lighting by Rebecca Odorisio 
Scenery by Sheree Tomba
Costumes by Allie Haskell 
Dramaturgy by Ali Walton 
Stage Management by Judi Olson 
assisted by Paul Bedard



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Leo Frank 1913

Leo Frank as played by John Kurzynowski

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