Briar Patch at the Next Steps Theater Festival

IN THE BRIAR PATCH OF LIFE, EVERY TRUTH HAS THORNS

The town pastor of Eatontown Georgia seeks to reconnect with his son by putting

on a play about Joel Chandler Harris, the town's most famous citizen (author of the Br'er Rabbit stories). The project sparks conflict over race, identity, and the cost of confronting the past. Briar Patch explores the theme of judging character and value by outward appearance, and how we can hurt ourselves and each other when we only take a surface look.

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Host or Publisher Will Carter