Letitia Wright will join Danai Gurira in the drama, playing a character named Jekesai.
- September 7, 2018
AceShowbiz - Actress Letitia Wright has signed on to tackle the lead role in "Black Panther" co-star Danai Gurira's play "The Convert".
She will portray Jekesai, a young girl who escapes her village life and an arranged marriage during a conversion to Catholicism in 1890s Rhodesia, according to Deadline.
Ola Ince will direct the drama at the Young Vic theatre in London later this year.
Gurira's play was first staged in America in 2012. It debuted in the U.K. at the captial's Gate Theatre last year.
