The Legend of Buster Neal by Jackie Alexander, the first in a trilogy of plays about reclaiming community, running at eta Square, 7558 S. South Chicago Avenue. 

eta CREATIVE ARTS FOUNDATION is a major cultural resource institution for the preservation, perpetuation and promulgation of the African American aesthetic in the City of Chicago, the State of Illinois and the Nation.

In “The Legend of Buster Neal,” a fearless civil rights activist reappears 60 years after his supposed death to face his greatest challenge, his great- great grandson, a 16 year old lured by the streets.  Directed by Kemati Janice Porter, the cast is Tyrone Laury (Buster), Robert Hardaway (Melvin), William R. Riley (Ira), Marc A. Rogers (Tank), Keith Surney (Marcus), and Will Green (Hubcap).  The show runs through March 4.

Check out the interview below with the writer of the play, The Legend of Buster Neal.