Directed by Brian Kite, starring Ryan Vincent Anderson, Michael Hammond, Kalen Harriman, Travis Johns, James Morrison, Darren Richardson, and Tom Virtue.

Acclaimed playwright Matt Pelfrey heats up the stage with an adaptation of John Ball’s sizzling 1965 noir thriller. Based on the award-winning novel which inspired the Oscar-winning film and the Emmy-winning television series, this Off-Broadway hit pits a visiting black detective from California against a small Alabama town simmering with anger over desegregation. The play is a fitting reflection of America in the 1960s—evolving but with a long way to go, provocative, timely, and relevant.

Hollywood & Broadway’s finest perform without sets or costumes for later broadcast on public radio nationwide. Casts subject to change. Box office: (310) 827-0889 M-F, 10 till 6. After hours: (866) 811-4111. ALL SALES FINAL.

JOHN BALL’S IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT was commissioned and produced by Godlight Theatre Company, New York, NY. Joe Tantalo, Artistic Director, www.godlighttheatrecompany.org.