'A bold Arkansan truthteller': Writer/director Steve H. Broadnax III dishes on 'The Remarkable Resignation of Dr. Joycelyn Elders'

'A bold Arkansan truthteller': Writer/director Steve H. Broadnax III dishes on 'The Remarkable Resignation of Dr. Joycelyn Elders'

Dr. Joycelyn Elders, a native of Schaal and the subject of a new play by Steve H. Broadnax III, was the first Black person and second woman to serve as U.S. surgeon general. Before her appointment in 1993, she was director of the Arkansas Department of Health. Credit: Courtesy: Historical Research Center, UAMS Last summer, Little Rock native Steve H. Broadnax III kicked off his tenure as the Arkansas Repertory Theatre’s new artistic director by …