'Buzzer' to open this weekend at Pillsbury House

New play by Tracey Scott Wilson explores race, relationships and gentrification.

February 17, 2012 at 10:18PM
Namir Smallwood and Sara Richardson in "Buzzer" at Pillsbury House Theatre.
Namir Smallwood and Sara Richardson in "Buzzer" at Pillsbury House Theatre. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Namir Smallwood as Jackson and Sara A. Richardson as Suzy in the Pillsbury House Theatre production of Buzzer
(Photo by Michal Daniel/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Marion McClinton directs "Buzzer," a new play by Tracey Scott Wilson at Pillsbury House Theatre in south Minneapolis. The show opens Friday (Feb. 17) and runs through March 18.

The play centers on a young black lawyer who moves back to to the inner city with his white girlfriend. The cast includes Namir Smallwood, Sara Richardson and Hugh Kennedy.

Go here for an interview with playwright Wilson. The play will be reviewed in the Star Tribune on Tuesday, and at startribune.com on Monday.

Namir Smallwood as Jackson and Hugh Kennedy as Don in the Pillsbury House Theatre production of Buzzer
(Photo by Michal Daniel/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Namir Smallwood and Hugh Kennedy in "Buzzer." / Photo by Michal Daniel.

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