Throughout Reginald Edmund’s “Southbridge,” which opened in a world premiere on Saturday night at Chicago Dramatists, my mind repeatedly wandered to author Toni Morrison. More specifically, the Pulitzer Prize-winner’s novel “Beloved.” Morrison’s book, set in the close aftermath of the Civil War, occurs in 1873 Cincinnati, Ohio; Edmund’s play takes place in 1881 Athens, …
SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 05:04PM on February 4, 2013