The Gorilla Theatre presents the regional premiere of the off-Broadway hit “The Whipping Man,” written by USF performing arts graduate Matthew Lopez. Here’s a description from the theater company:
“It is Passover, 1865. Confederate officer Caleb DeLeon returns to Richmond from the war to find his family home in ruins, his family gone and two freed former slaves who have stayed. Simon and John care for Caleb, who is badly wounded. As the three men wait for the family’s return, they wrestle with the bonds of their faith and their shared past as master and slave. Long-buried family secrets are dug up along the way and new secrets are exposed. Slavery and war, they discover, warp even good men’s souls.”
The production occurs at the historic Springs Theatre, known primarily as a recording studio.