Tree

Three generations divided by race, culture and time connect when a white Southern woman discovers old love letters leading her to an African American half-brother.   Louisiana-born chef Leo Price is living in Chicago caring for his aging mother, who has dementia, and his college-age daughter when white Gender Studies professor Didi Marcantel barges into his life with the provocative cache of letters.   From the addled memories of Jessalyn Price come contradictory stories of her dangerous interracial romance with Didi’s father.   As America debates whether the election of Barack Obama has rendered our nation "post-racial," Julie Hébert's provocative, poetic and powerfully moving new play asks: How can we move past racial differences and find a common language?   Nov. 7-Dec. 13; Thurs, Fri, Sat at 8 pm; Suns at 3 pm & 7pm; Wed. Dec. 9 at 8 pm; dark Thanksgiving; $20, Pay-What-You-Can Thursdays, $12 for students and seniors; . [Inside] the Ford, 2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East, Hollywood, CA 90068; free parking; 323.461.3673 or www.FordTheatres.org.