Strange Fruit

Synopsis

In 1937, after seeing a photo depicting the lynching of a black man in the south, Bronx-born high school teacher Abel Meeropol wrote a poem entitled "Strange Fruit" that begins with the words: "Southern trees bear a strange fruit / Blood on the leaves and blood at the root." He set the poem to music and a few years later convinced Billy holiday to record it in a legendary heartbreaking performance. Intertwining jazz genealogy, biography, performance footage, and the history of lynching, director Joel Katz fashions a fascinating discovery of the lost story behind a true American classic. Written by Excerpted from Coolidge Corner Theatre Program Update

Main Cast

Dorothy Thigpen

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Milton Gabler

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Farah Jasmine Griffin

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Pete Seeger

Age : 94 | Popularity : 3%

Ethel Rosenberg

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Julius Rosenberg

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Billie Holiday

Age : 44 | Popularity : 3%

Cassandra Wilson

Age : 68 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Joel Katz
Department	Role	Name

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