Page & Stage: 1st Stage’s Book Club
In partnership with Bards Alley, 1st Stage is excited to bring Page & Stage: a book club for every audience!
All Page & Stage book club meetings are free to attend. To purchase tickets for Between Riverside and Crazy, visit the show link here.
Next Meeting: Sunday, March 1 at 4:15pm
In conjunction with our upcoming production, Between Riverside and Crazy, Page & Stage will be reading
Run Man Run by Chester Himes.
Run Man Run
By Chester Himes
In this knockout standalone crime novel from the acclaimed author of the Harlem Detectives series, a white cop’s murderous outburst leads to a pulse-pounding chase to silence a witness.
It’s early morning in New York, a few days after Christmas and bitter cold. A white detective named Walker accuses the black workers at a luncheonette on 37th Street and Fifth Avenue of stealing his car. He’s been drinking—a lot. By the time he corners Fat Sam in the refrigeration room, he’s raving mad, and his .32-caliber revolver goes off. But who would believe it was an accident? Two other men work in the luncheonette, and in his fuming, psychotic state, Walker is determined to take out these witnesses. One of them, Luke, he kills in cold blood. But the other, Jimmy, gets away by the skin of his teeth. As Jimmy tries to stay one step ahead and desperately pleads with the authorities that the killer is on the force, Walker closes in until the chase culminates in an explosive conclusion.
Questions? Comments? Need more information? Email audrajacobs@1ststage.org or call 703-854-1856.
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