Cornelius Eady and Joe Morton: Brutal Imagination
About the Event:
Brutal Imagination is a National Book Award-nominated poetry collection and an award-winning play about a white woman who fabricated and falsely accused a Black man, Mr. Zero, of murders that she herself committed. Based on real events, the story is an indictment of how the white imagination views Black men. Join the play’s author Cornelius Eady and Joe Morton, who portrays Mr. Zero in the original Off Broadway play and revisited the role for Audible’s audio production, for a conversation about the legacy and continued relevance of Brutal Imagination.
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About the Play:
- Brutal Imagination is free with Audible membership. Non-members can purchase the audiobook outside of membership, or join.
- The Chicago Humanities Festival is pleased to partner with the Audible, a creator and provider of audio storytelling.
Cornelius Eady
Cornelius Eady is the author of Brutal Imagination, finalist for the 2001 National Book Award in Poetry. The play, based on the bo...
Joe Morton
Joe Morton is an Emmy Award-winning film, television, and stage veteran, best known as Rowan/Eli Pope in Shonda Rhimes's grou...
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[Event tile image description: The event image at the top left of the event page is a graphic of two headshots: Cornelius Eady (left) and Joe Morton (right). The image of Eady is sepia. Eady sits, looking at the camera and smiling slightly with his left hand raised to lightly touch his forehead and his right hand resting on his left forearm. Morton’s headshot is in color. He looks directly at the camera. Both men wear suits.]