Wilson's work, which examines the inner struggles of the individuals behind the Civil Rights Movement, was originally developed as part of the inaugural Public LAB series in 2008. The full production began performances March 3 and officially opened March 16. The Good Negro continues through April 19.

Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., director of Harvard University's W.E.B. DuBois Institute for African and African-American Research, will moderate the April 11 discussion, which will also feature Pulitzer Prize-winning "Carry Me Home" author Diane McWhorter.

The Good Negro, according to press notes, "is a gripping new play that rips through the pages of history to uncover the human story at the heart of the 1960s American Civil Rights movement. In the increasingly hostile South, tensions build as a trio of emerging black leaders attempts to conquer their individual demons amidst death threats from the Klan and wire taps by the FBI. Through personal and intimate stories inspired by the political upheavals of the era, The Good Negro examines the human frailties behind the historic headlines."

The cast of The Good Negro includes Joniece Abbott-Pratt ("Why Did I Get Married?"), Francois Battiste (Prelude to a Kiss), J. Bernard Calloway ("Rescue Me"), Quincy Dunn-Baker (Romeo and Juliet), Erik Jensen (Spain), LeRoy McClain (Cymbeline), Curtis McClarin (King Hedley II), Rachel Nicks ("Life Support") and Brian Wallace (A Christmas Carol).

The production has scenic and costume design by Clint Ramos, lighting design by Lap Chi Chu and sound design by Daniel Baker. Tracey Scott Wilson's plays include The Story, Exhibit #9, Order My Steps and Leader of the People.

For tickets, priced $60-$70, phone (212) 967-7555 or visit PublicTheater.

The Public Theater is located at 425 Lafayette Street in Manhattan.