The symbolic nature of Suzan-Lori Parks' 1990 free-form dramatic riff, THE DEATH OF THE LAST BLACK MAN IN THE WHOLE ENTIRE WORLD AKA THE NEGRO BOOK OF THE DEAD is made apparent to viewers as soon as they open their programs and see the characters have names like Black Woman With Fried Drumstick, Before Columbus and Lots of Grease and Lots of Pork.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:49AM on November 15, 2016