This 1979 stage production chronicles the violent rise and fall of 19 year old Jake Adams, a hustler whose brand new cadillac, custom made suits and attractive young ladies are just a few of the fringe benefits from his job pushing dope for the eorganization. But things start falling apart when Jake is arrested by local police with a white woman and drugs in his ride.
Corner Boy has been described as a taut, compelling ghetto classic about hip teenagers during the 40's whose compassionate struggle fits right into the glaring headlines of today. This best selling classic of inner city life, written by Herbert Simmons, won the Houghton-Mifflin Literary Fellowship Award.
Starring
JOHN LAFAYETTE
ANTHONY GOODSTONE PIERRE BASTON RONALDA AY-NICHOLAS
BASED ON A NOVEL BY HERBERT SIMMONS |
