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On Stage: Theatre Your Blues Ain’t Sweet Like Mine 21 Bridge Avenue, Red Bank, NJ Two River Theater presents the world premiere of Your Blues Ain’t Sweet Like Mine written and directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson. The production runs April 11 through May 3. Zeke is a highly educated, once-homeless man who describes himself as a “walking outburst.” Judith, a self-described “seeker of knowledge,” is a writer who decides that his life would make a great feature for The New York Times Magazine. As the story progresses and their worlds collide, Zeke and Judith discover the price of history, sacrifice, and legacy. Tony Award-winner Ruben SanNew Jersey Stage Article Index tiago-Hudson brings us a provocative, daring, and immensely powerful drama about America’s relationship to race—and the power of hope and possibility in all of our lives. The cast includes Brandon J. Dirden, Andrew Hovelson, Merritt Janson, Roslyn Ruff, and Charles Weldon. Next Article Events 118