'Scapegoat'
Opens Friday: A tragic historical episode is crucial to the action of Christina Ham's new drama. In 1919, black sharecroppers in rural Arkansas met in a church to unionize. They were set upon by a white mob and slaughtered, in what became known as the Elaine Massacre. The play is set then, and now, as two interracial couples grapple with the past. Marion McClinton directs a cast headlined by powerhouse performers James A. Williams and Regina Marie Williams, who recently starred in Ham's "Nina Simone: Four Women" at Park Square Theatre. Jennifer Blagen and Dan Hopman, actors of heft and gravitas, round out the ensemble. (7:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat. and Wed.-Thu., 3 p.m. Sun. Pay what you wish. Ends June 26. Pillsbury House Theatre, 3501 Chicago Av. S., Mpls. 612-825-0459, pillsburyhouseandtheatre.org)
Rohan Preston
