HYDE PARK — The DuSable Museum of African American History will host a discussion about adapting “Native Son” for the stage at Court Theatre.
Nambi Kelley, who adapted Richard Wright’s novel for the Court Theatre, will join experts in black literature for a discussion at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 9 at the museum, 740 E. 56th Place.
University of Chicago professor Kenneth Warren will moderate a discussion between Kelley; Arnold Rampersad, a former Stanford University professor and Ralph Ellison biographer; and Melissa Barton, the curator of prose and drama at the Yale University library.
The University of Chicago will also host a free screening of the 1951 film adaptation of “Native Son” at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E. 61st St.
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