Starring Tony Award nominee Andre De Shields as W.E.B. Du Bois — the role he created Off-Broadway — Knock Me a Kiss, according to Crossroads, "is an insightful look at the marriage of Yolande Du Bois and the famed poet Counte Cullen. It was the royal wedding of the Harlem Renaissance, arranged by Du Bois himself, but soon ended in divorce because of Cullen's latent homosexuality." 

Directed by Chuck Smith, the co-production with Woodie King's Black Touring Circuit, also features Erin Cherry as Yolande Du Bois, Sean Phillips as Countee Cullen, Marie Thomas as Nina Du Bois, Morocoo Omari as Jimmy Lunceford and Gillian Glasco as Lenora.

Performances continue through Nov. 4.

Click here to read more about Crossroads' 2012-13 season, which also includes the world premiere of Trey Ellis and Ricardo Khan's Kansas City Swing.

Crossroads Theatre Company was founded in 1978 by Ricardo Khan and L. Kenneth Richardson with the vision that "African-American theatre is intended for a broad-based, diverse audience." Crossroads received the 1999 Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre

Crossroads Theatre Company is located at 7 Livingston Avenue in New Brunswick, NJ. For more information, visit CrossroadsTheatreCompany.org.