A play about a Black teenager’s arrest, the white teenager who witnesses it, and the impact on their communities, “All American Boys” will be performed February 23, 24 and 26 at 7:30 p.m. on the McComas Hall main stage.

Admission is $10. Tickets are available at https://msstate.universitytickets.com.

The third of its four annual mainstage productions, Theatre MSU’s presentation of “All American Boys” is based on a novel by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely and is adapted for the stage by Jody Drezner Alperin and Vicky Finney Crouch.

The play follows the events of the violent arrest of Rashad for a theft he didn’t commit. His white classmate, Quinn, witnessed the attack and arrest, but the police officer who made the arrest is a close friend to his family. Rashad and Quinn’s perspectives alternate throughout this adaptation of the acclaimed novel, as the two young men work through a complex web of family loyalties and community ties to find a way to take action.