The Brother's Size

PLAYWRIGHT
TARELL ALVIN MCCRANEY

DIRECTOR
ERIC J. LITTLE

A powerful play that magnifies the struggle for freedom and the
need to belong somewhere.

SYNOPSIS

In the sweltering heat of the Louisiana Bayou, Ogun Size tenuously reunites with his brother Oshoosi, who has recently been released from prison. When Oshoosi’s charismatic former cellmate Elegba arrives, the two brothers find themselves on a collision course with fate in this unflinching and tender exploration of the complex bonds of brotherhood. From the Academy Award-winning writer of Moonlight, The Brothers Size weaves together poetry, music and mythology to magnify the struggle for freedom and the need to belong somewhere.

 

“ABSORBING AND EMOTIONALLY RESONANT...”

– NEW YORK TIMES

“MAGICAL AND BRACING.”

– THE GUARDIAN

“FOUR STARS.”

– EVENING STANDARD

Cast & Creative Team

IBRAHEEM FARMER

ELEGBA

AARON SEDRICK GOODSON

OGUN

TERRANCE WHITE

OSHOOSI

TJ RUTH

OSHOOSI/ELEGBA UNDERSTUDY

DIRECTOR

ERIC J. LITTLE

CASTING DIRECTOR

SHEILA OLIVER

CASTING ASSOCIATE

JUSTIN KALIN

STAGE MANAGER

JOHN SCOTT ROSS

SCENIC DESIGNER

JAMES V. OGDEN

COSTUME DESIGNER

NYROBI MOSS

SOUND DESIGNER

CHRIS LANE

CHOREOGRAPHER

JELANI AKIL JONES

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

ANDREW SABONIS- CHAFEE

ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER

KAYLA PARKER

PROPERTIES DESIGNER

KATHY ELLSWORTH

PRODUCTION ELECTRICIAN

​D. CONNOR MCVEY

ELECTRICIAN

GREG HUNTER

LIGHTING DESIGNER

ANDRÉ C. ALLEN

SCENIC CHARGE ARTIST

AMANDA NERBY

ASSISTANT SOUND DESIGNER

LORENZO MOORE

ASSISTANT LIGHTING DESIGNER

GREGORY HANTHORN, JR.

ELECTRICIAN

JACK BLACKSTOCK

PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT INTERN

JESSICA MCKAY

RUNNING TIME

90 minutes with no intermission

CONTENT ADVISORY

Contains adult language and situations.

SEATING

Actor’s Express may need to adjust reserved seating to maintain adequate social distancing. For that reason, all tickets will be held at will call.

PERFORMANCES

Update 3/17: Actor’s Express is
suspending performances for eight
weeks due to the Coronavirus.
They hope to resume afterwards,
with information to be released at a
later date. Please take care of
yourself… and remember kindness,
compassion and laughter are more
contagious than some viruses.

PRODUCING TEAM

Lead Sponsor: Pat & John Valleroy
and The Counter Narrative Project
Producing Team: Dale Richardson,
Kevin Todd

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