This is a story of overcoming tremendous odds. Four Black female pioneers, American homesteaders, settle in the all-Black town of Nicodemus, Kans., in 1898. Trying to build better lives for their families, they work their own land and forge forward against unforgiving circumstances. Support American Theatre: a just and thriving theatre ecology begins with information for all. Please join us in this mission by making a donation to our publisher, Theatre Communications Group. When you support American Theatre magazine and TCG, you support a long…