When We Were Colored: A Mother's Story

Based on a book by Eva Rutland, this world premiere tells the story of one family’s experience with integration in post-World War II Sacramento. When a black mother moves to California from the segregated south with her husband and children, the family must confront what it’s like to be the first black household on the block, the only black children at school, and how to continue to love those with different ideologies — even when they live under your own roof.

At once timely, poignant, and funny, this production continues STC’s commitment to produce new works with local relevance.