Ruby Mccollum

by Ron Milner, Steve Albrezzi, William Bradford Huie

A trail of lies, secrets and racial prejudices are uncovered when a pair of journalists, Zora Neal Hurston and William Bradford Huie, investigate the murder of a white doctor by an affluent African American Woman. Based on a true case in South Florida in 1952, the suspenseful drama has powerful implications to this day, posing questions of fairness and justice in a small Southern town.

Genres: Audiobook, Plays

Audio CD

First published January 1, 1997

Reviews

[James Morrison · Rating 5 out of 5]

A gripping true story told by some wonderful actors.

[Claire O'Brien · Rating 3 out of 5]

A play about the real case of Ruby McCollum, a black woman accused of murdering a popular white doctor in 1952 in South Florida, which was reported on by William Bradford Huie and Zora Neale Hurston. The play does a good job of capturing the tone of the town at the time, and disgust of the journalists at the racism abound.

[Kelvin Reed · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ruby McCollum (2009) written by Ron Milner is based on a book by journalist William Bradford Huie. It’s a two-hour dramatized reading of the true story about the aftermath of a murder and subsequent trial that took place in the early 1950’s in Florida. The title character, a married, relatively affluent black woman is sentenced to die for killing a prominent white local doctor and politician she claims forced her into an affair that resulted in her giving birth to her youngest child. The cast is superb. Another winner from the L.A. Theatre Works.