Trade With Klan

TRADE WITH KLAN by Donald E. Baker.   
Presented by Southwest Theatre Productions. Directed by Kat Sparks:  

Forrest, Indiana is a small town surrounded by cornfields. In the summer of 1925 it's also ethnically White, predominantly Evangelical, and fertile ground for the Ku Klux Klan. Daniel Lenhart returns to his hometown after seminary college to find the Klan rooted in his community, and his brother putting a TWK sign in the window of the family business.  

Inspired by true events, TRADE WITH KLAN reflects the meteoric rise and collapse of the Indiana Klan: the largest Klan organization in the nation in 1925. Remarkably timely, and a reminder of how quickly things can change when you aren't questioning. 

The playwright will be in attendance opening weekend (only) with Q&A following each performance.
"If your relatives were White and Protestant and lived in Indiana in the 1920s, it is likely there are Klanspeople in your family tree. There are in mine. Trade With Klan is set in a small town loosely based on the one I grew up in."

Performances run from January 17th - February 2nd (8 pm); Sundays (4 pm).
Tickets: [https://www.swtproductions.com/trade-with-klan] or on BrownPaperTickets.com

PARKING IS FREE at the Santa Cruz Theater and in the adjacent parking lot. ARRIVE EARLY.
Consider eating at a nearby restaurant in the East Sixth area before the show. 
DOORS OPEN 30 mins before each performance. There is one intermission. Refreshments available.

This project is supported in part by the Cultural Arts Division of the City of Austin Economic Development Department. Southwest Theatre Productions is a sponsored project of the Austin Creative Alliance, a nonprofit arts service organization. www.austincreativealliance.com
 

 

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Time: 8:00 pm - 4:00 pm Category: Arts | Performing Arts | Theatre Artists : Meredith O'Brien, Suzanne England-Orzech, Chiara Russi McCarty, Bonnie Lambert, Kyle Turetzky, Emi Larraud, Tom Swift