BERKELEY'S NEWS • NOVEMBER 18, 2023
Five Points
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Theater
JANUARY 16, 2019
‘Paradise Square’ repurposes racist songs to depict one neighborhood’s racial harmony in pre-Civil War America
For all the controversy depicted in Foster’s subplot, the official plot description of “Paradise Square” lacks any mention of Foster; his photo is but one of 12 faces depicted on the official poster. It’s in the other residents of Five Points that the musical finds its rhythm, vibrancy and voice.
Theater
JANUARY 16, 2019
‘Paradise Square’ repurposes racist songs to depict one neighborhood’s racial harmony in pre-Civil War America
For all the controversy depicted in Foster’s subplot, the official plot description of “Paradise Square” lacks any mention of Foster; his photo is but one of 12 faces depicted on the official poster. It’s in the other residents of Five Points that the musical finds its rhythm, vibrancy and voice.
