May 11, 2011

"In the Red and Brown Water" deals with sprinters and gods

Euan Kerr - Reporter, Unknown - Performer, Christiana Clark - Interviewee, Marion McClinton - Interviewee, Greta Oglesby - Performer, Sonja Parks - Interviewee

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Pillsbury House Theater in Minneapolis puts its spin on struggling deities via the Tarell Alvin McCraney play, In the Red and Brown Water, which uses West African traditions to tell a very modern American story. MPR’s Euan Kerr takes a closer look.

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