Stanley Ann: the Unlikely Story of Barack Obama's Mother March 5, 2011

Stanley Ann Dunham does not live to see her son, Barack Obama, become president of the United States, but there is little doubt that her example set him on that path. This new play explores the unknown story of this extraordinary woman. Drawing on real events and historical context, the play follows Stanley Ann Dunham's journey from single motherhood, to international adventure, to a crisis of conscience at the farthest edge of the American Empire.