
Edges of Time
by Jacqueline E. Lawton
Directed by Jules Odendahl-James
The life and times of the marvelous Marvel Cooke
World Premiere Encore Presentation in Honor of World Press Freedom Day on May 3
This one-woman show takes us into the life of investigative journalist, editor, and activist, the marvelous Marvel Cooke, the first Black woman writer to have her own byline in a major US newspaper.
We meet Marvel in 1963 in the wake of the Birmingham church bombing and she threads the story of mid-century Civil Rights with her own trailblazing journey from the suburbs of Minnesota to the newsrooms, labor unions, and arts societies of New York with a fateful detour into the witness chair under interrogation by Senator Joseph McCarthy.
Always unconventional and willing to pay the price for speaking her mind, Marvel calls to us from the past with warnings about our present.
Starring Kathryn Hunter-Williams
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AGE RECOMMENDATION
This show is recommended for audiences of all ages.
RUN TIME
80 minutes
Watch this lively and engaging discussion with playwright Jacqueline E. Lawton, director Jules Odendahl-James, and actor Kathryn Hunter-Williams as they talk with PlayMakers’ Producing Artistic Director Vivienne Benesch about how they brought Edges of Time to the stage.
Edges of Time shows us how Marvel Cooke made waves as a black woman journalist. Where Are We Now? Join Renee Alexander Craft as she hosts a panel of extraordinary women, Rhema Bland, Leoneda Inge, and Trevy McDonald, to learn where we are today in the wake of Marvel’s legacy.
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Reviews
REVIEWS
Black Journalism is the Answer in “Edges of Time”
By Germôna Sharp
Chatham Life & Style
April 1, 2021
World Premiere of ‘Edges of Time’ Feels Like a Throwback to the Before Times
By Andrea Black
Beltline to Broadway
April 1, 2021
“EDGES OF TIME” At PlayMakers, Interview with Playwright Jacqueline E. Lawton
By Skylar Smith
Spectacular Magazine
May 2, 2021
FEATURES
Marvel Cooke’s legacy lives on in new show from PlayMakers: ‘Edges of Time’
By Macon Porterfield
The Daily Tar Heel
March 8, 2021
Jacqueline Lawton’s New Drama, ‘Edges of Time,’ Honors the Life of the Pioneering Journalist and Activist Marvel Cooke
By Byron Woods
INDYWeek
May 5, 2021