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Turn Me Loose at Arena Stage

Dates: (9/6/2018 - 10/14/2018 )

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Arena Stage


1101 Sixth Street, SW
Washington D.C.,DC 20024

Phone: 202-488-3300

Tickets: $40-90

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This intimate and no-holds-barred drama chronicles Dick Gregory’s rise as the first Black comedian to expose audiences to racial comedy. His comedy spared no one including politicians, celebrities and the white supremacists who were part of his regular audience. In confronting bigotry head-on with biting humor and charm, Gregory turned his activism into an art form, risking his own safety at each performance. “Scorchingly funny and brilliant” (New York Times), Turn Me Loose is an exuberant and raw tribute to Gregory’s life as a civil rights activist, comic genius and unapologetic provocateur.

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