'Pass Over' Covers Modern Issues In A Blend Of The Bible And 'Waiting For Godot'

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'Pass Over' Covers Modern Issues In A Blend Of The Bible And 'Waiting For Godot'

The first play to open on Broadway in over a year, Antoinette Chinonye Nwandu's Pass Over tells the story of two young Black men dreaming of a better tomorrow in a world of police violence.

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