Parable of the Sower is a triumphant, mesmerizing work of rare power and beauty that illuminates deep insights on gender, race, and the future of human civilization.
Octavia E. Butler’s
PARABLE OF THE SOWER
Created by Toshi Reagon & Bernice Johnson Reagon
Directed by Eric Ting
Co-presented by Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
Parable of the Sower is a triumphant, mesmerizing work of rare power and beauty that illuminates deep insights on gender, race, and the future of human civilization.
This fully-staged opera brings together over 30 original anthems drawn from 200 years of black music to recreate Butler’s sci-fi, Afrofuturist masterpiece live on stage.
With music and lyrics by Toshi Reagon and her mother, Bernice Johnson Reagon, this compelling work gives life to Butler’s acclaimed science fiction novel of the same name.
$34 - $74
Phone: 3015815100
Email: strathmore@strathmore.org
2022/04/28 - 2022/04/29
Music Center at Strathmore
5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD 20852
For full parking information and directions, please visit www.strathmore.org/your-visit/directions-and-parking
Parking in the Grosvenor-Strathmore Metro garage is $5.20 during the week and free on weekends. Strathmore is also accessible via Metro's Red Line, Grosvenor-Strathmore station.
Limited short-term parking also is available at specially marked meters along Tuckerman Lane, which do not require payment after 7pm.