At the DC Black Theatre Festival, a Tale of Violence in Dupont Circle
The events that inspired The Heroes' Tale have been on Cheryl Butler-Poole's mind for decades. Back in the 1980s, the D.C.-based playwright lived in the Dupont area. One evening she fell into conversation with four older men who called themselves Dupont Circle Heroes. The Heroes never explained the name, but they obviously shared a long and [...]