Deep are the Roots

In 1945, d'Usseau and Gow's Deep Are the Roots premiered on Broadway to confront audiences with the indelible legacy of America's troubled past. Barbara Bel Geddes and Gordon Heath starred in a powerful and accomplished work from the Greatest Generation. The play is still remarkably compelling today as we confront from our own perspective the very same heritage.

Brett Charles, a decorated officer, returns to his childhood home from WW II transformed by his sacrifice, but that home is not ready to catch up. Charles is the African-American son of a housekeeper, returning to the Deep Southern mansion where he was raised: that of long-time US Senator Ellsworth Langdon. An honorable soldier's new ambitions, the early whispers of Civil Rights reform, and the blossoming of love in a most unexpected quarter are the sparks in a tinderbox just waiting to take fire.



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Deep Are the Roots by Arnaud d'Usseau and James Gow	In 1945, d'Usseau and Gow's Deep Are the Roots premiered on Broadway to confront audiences with the indelible legacy of America's troubled past. Barbara Bel Geddes and Gordon Heath starred in a powerful and accomplished work from the Greatest Generation. The play is still remarkably compelling today as we confront from our own perspective the very same heritage. Brett Charles, a decorated officer, returns to his childhood home from WW II transformed by his sacrifice, but that home is not ready to catch up. Charles is the African-American son of a housekeeper, returning to the Deep Southern mansion where he was raised: that of long-time US Senator Ellsworth Langdon. An honorable soldier's new ambitions, the early whispers of Civil Rights reform, and the blossoming of love in a most unexpected quarter are the sparks in a tinderbox just waiting to take fire.
"The desire to love and be loved outweighst the capacity to hate and be hated." - A. d'Usseau and J. Gow
Starring Michael James Anderson* R. J. Foster* Roland Lee Keller Teresa Kelsey* J. M. McDonough* Caitlin McEwan* Stephen Pelletier* Gloria Sauve* Steve White Nirayl Wilcox* Presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York.	Directed by Michael Hardart Set Design by Emily Inglis Lighting Design by Christopher Weston Costume Design by Sidney Fortner Stage Manager Niki Armato* * Members of Actors Equity Association. Deep are the Roots is an AEA Approved Showcase.