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Jeremy O. Harris on the Success of ‘Slave Play’—and Why He Doesn’t ‘Trust’ Broadway on Race

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‘Slave Play’ playwright Jeremy O. Harris talks candidly to Tim Teeman about race, racism on Broadway, how double-edged success can feel—and what could tempt him back to acting.

Jeremy O. Harris, the playwright of Slave Play, presently Broadway’s hottest ticket, was holding a Helmut Lang suit bag. It was the Saturday of New

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