Marcus; or The Secret of Sweet by Tarell Alvin McCraney  

Directed by Irvin Mason, Jr.
October 31, November 1, 3–4 at 7:30 p.m. and November 1 at 2 p.m.
Don Buchwald Theater

Marcus is sixteen. And “sweet.”
That’s what folks say — in whispers, in warnings, in the way they look but don’t speak.
Days before Hurricane Katrina strikes, Marcus begins searching —
for his father’s past, his own truth, and a name for the sweetness he carries.
Set in the housing projects of San Pere, Louisiana,
this coming-of-age story blends grief, queerness, and Southern Black tradition
with the lyricism of Yoruba spirituality and community memory.
Marcus; or the Secret of Sweet is the final story in Tarell Alvin McCraney’s Brother/Sister trilogy.
It’s fierce. Funny. Full of spirit.
A baptism in rain, rhythm, and revelation.
Come if you are ready to listen.
To witness.
To sit with the things that go unsaid,
the truths that live in gesture,
glance,
and rain.

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