Ceremonies in Dark Old Men

About the show

In 1950s Harlem, widower Russell Parker runs a failing barbershop while his daughter Adele supports the family and his sons Theo and Bobby are unemployed. Theo persuades Russell to join a bootlegging scheme with crime boss Blue Haven; as the business succeeds, Bobby turns to burglary and Russell steals from the profits to court a young woman. Their attempts to escape poverty unravel, while Russell retreats into memories of his vaudeville past.