![Crossroads Theatre Presents The World Premiere of "Back To The Real" by Pia Wilson](https://www.newjerseystage.com/events2018/BackToTheReal.jpg "Crossroads Theatre Presents The World Premiere of "Back To The Real" by Pia Wilson")
(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- Crossroads Theatre Company presents the World premiere of Pia Wilson's new comedy Back To The Real from May 11 through May 20. The production takes place at Mastrobuono Theater in New Brunswik. The play explores race, colorism within the African-American community, sexism, and anti-LGBTQ sentiment. How are the brother and sister going to (or not going to) stand up for each other?
Set in the immediate aftermath of the 2016 presidential election, Back to the Real – a smart and insightful play about a brother and sister along with their respective girlfriends navigating this new political reality – confront their own identity concerns with respect to racial and sexual identity.
However, a recent genealogy discovery impacts several aspects of the house-hold including romantic relationship as well as tolerance in spiritual houses of worship. The play has the characters question: what does it mean to be black?
Back to the Real is directed by Marshall Jones III.
Tickets range from $35 to $55 and are available online.
The Mastrobuono Theater is located at 85 George Street in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Pia Wilson is a 2017 NJPAC Stage Exchange commissioned playwright, 2017 resident with the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council's Process Space program, 2015 Sundance fellow, and a recipient of the 2014 Sarah Verdone Writing Award. She is a 2012-2013 resident with LMCC's Workspace program, a member of the 2008 Emerging Writers Group at The Public Theater, and a 2009 playwriting fellow with the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. She is also a member of The Passage Theatre Play Lab and a member of the 2009 Project Footlight team of composers and librettists.
