to drop of Byron and to celebrate 10-year-old Kenny's birthday. But this is not an innocent road trip for two simple reasons: the Watsons are Black, and this is 1963. The Watsons Go To Birmingham ...

Byron (Kai Winborne), Daddy (Christopher Brian Portley), and Kenny (Micah Hayles) in ASF's production of "The Watsons Go To Birmingham." Almost all the action occurs in the last half of the play.

The Watsons Go to Birmingham: Feb. 6-23, on Octagon Stage. Ten-year-old Kenny chronicles the events of a fateful summer for the Watson family of Flint, Michigan. Momma and Dad decide it’s time ...

Along the way, Kenny and the whole family must face ... A story that hits harder at home, here in Alabama, “The Watsons Go to Birmingham” is not just a historical piece, but a coming-of ...