After finishing her incredible run as Olivia Pope,Kerry Washingtonwas looking to take a break.
But thenAmerican Son the breathtaking Broadway drama in which she now stars as a distressed mother changed those plans.
I wasnt really looking to do theater, she told EW recently.
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And then I readAmerican Son,and I was like, nope!
she adds with a laugh.
There will be no down time.
Peter Cunningham
I am going to do this amazing play because Ive never read anything like it.
Washington, 41, plays Kendra, a psychology professor searching for answers about her missing teenage son.
I wanted her story to be told.
BeforeScandal, she added, I thought of myself and operated in the world as a character actor.
Ive always been drawn to very different kinds of characters.
American SonopensSunday at New Yorks Booth Theater and runs through Jan. 27, 2019.
More information and details on ticketscan be found at the plays website.
