Hollywood's 'Golden Age'. In a private meeting, behind closed doors, aspiring black actor Sidney Poitier is offered a lucrative movie contract that could turn him into a superstar. But what will he be willing to sacrifice?
The award-winning writer Ryan Calais Cameron's explosive new play Retrograde explores resilience, identity, and integrity as it examines what occurred at a true event in 1950s Hollywood that paved the way to a Black actor’s journey to stardom.
Retrograde is directed by Kiln Associate Director Amit Sharma, and asks the question; how much have we really evolved? This world premiere at the Apollo Theatre explores a definitive moment in a career that carved out and changed perceptions and cemented the legacy of a Hollywood icon.