THE WHIPPING MAN
Presented by Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati
Jan. 25-Feb. 18
Over-the-Rhine
Reviews: The Enquirer | Behind the Curtain |
It’s Passover, 1865. The Civil War has just ended and the annual celebration of freedom from bondage is being observed in Jewish homes across the country. Caleb DeLeon, a Jewish Confederate soldier, returns wounded from the battlefield to find his family home in ruins, abandoned by everyone except Simon and John, two former slaves, who were raised as Jews in the DeLeon home. As the three men wait for the family’s return, they wrestle with their shared past as master and slave, uncovering a tangle of long-buried family secrets as well as new ones…ties that bind them together and that, ultimately, might cost each man his freedom.
This production contains mature language and themes and may not be suitable for all audiences.
- Wed-Thu, Jan. 25-26 at 7:30pm
- Fri, Jan. 27 at 8pm
- Sat, Jan. 28 at 2pm & 8pm
- Sun, Jan. 29 at 2pm
- Tue-Thu, Jan. 31-Feb. 2 at 7:30pm
- Fri, Feb. 3 at 8pm
- Sat, Feb. 4 at 2pm & 8pm
- Sun, Feb. 5 at 2pm
- Tue-Thur Feb. 7-9 at 7:30pm
- Fri, Feb. 10 at 8pm
- Sat, Feb. 11 at 2pm & 8pm
- Sun, Feb. 12 at 2pm
- Thu, Feb. 16 at 7:30pm
- Fri-Sat, Feb. 17-18 at 8pm
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