Theatrical Outfit’s ‘Thurgood’ Puts Justice’s Life Onstage

Thurgood Marshall poses in his New York residence Sept. 11, 1962 after the Senate confirmation of his year-old nomination to the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of America. The former counsel for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, NAACP, Legal Defense and Education Fund, had been serving under a recess appointment since last … Continued

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Thurgood Marshall’s career took him from back-alley Baltimore to Howard University law school to his fight for equality in the South, and all the way to a seat on the highest court in the land. His story now is taking the stage at Theatrical Outfit in a one-man show called “Thurgood.”

Atlanta-based actor Geoffrey D. Williams is portraying the U.S. Supreme Court justice. Williams has previously appeared in shows at the Alliance Theatre, True Colors Theatre Company, Horizon Theatre and many other companies around town.