PRODUCTION SPONSOR: JAN BEAVES

BY ERIKA DICKERSON-DESPENZA

DIRECTED BY AMANDA WASHINGTON

sEPTEMBER 21 – OCTOBER 15, 2023

“One of the most emotionally impactful plays I have ever seen or read… and will leave you with a feeling like nothing you’ve experienced in a theatre before.” – Freddie Ashley

SYNOPSIS

HOW DO WE CHOOSE BETWEEN THE DANGERS OF A TRUTH AND THE SECURITY OF A LIE?

It is 2016, and it has been 936 days since Flint, Michigan has had clean water. As sole provider for her daughters, sister, and elderly mother, third-generation GM employee Marion finds herself on the cusp of a promotion to management. When her sister begins participating in protests against the company for their role in poisoning the water, secrets emerge and tensions mount. This powerful play about the choices we make for the sake of survival was the winner of the 2021 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize. 

" A GUT- WRENCHING, SOUL-STIRRING MASTERWORK."

NEW YORK THEATRE GUIDE

“Utterly Riveting”

– New York Times

"HAUNTING AND EYE-OPENING."

– NEW YORK TIMES

Cast & Creative Team

Charmain Howington

Big Ma U/S

MAKALLEN KELLY

MARION U/S

NAIYA ALEXIS

PLUM U/S

NAKIA LAMBERT

REESEE U/S

KERRI SIMMONS

AINEE U/S

PLAYWRIGHT

Erika Dickerson-Despenza

DIRECTOR

AMANDA WASHINGTON

SCENIC DESIGNER

BAILEY McCLURE FRANK

COSTUME DESIGNER

KATARINA KRISTENSEN

LIGHTING DESIGNER

TONI STERLING

SOUND DESIGNER

MIKEALA FRASER

INTIMACY & FIGHT CHOREO.

JELANI AKIL JONES

PROPS DESIGNER/ SET DECORATOR

NICK BATTAGLIA

PRODUCTION MANAGER

SEAMUS M. BOURNE

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

ENGLISH BRACKETT

PRODUCTION ELECTRICIAN

D. CONNER McVEY

SCENIC CHARGE ARTIST

ASH BINGHAM

MUSIC DIRECTOR/MUSIC ARRANGEMENT

AMANDA WANSA MORGAN

DRAMATURG

ADDAE MOON

STAGE MANAGER

LISA WATSON

CASTING DIRECTOR

JUSTIN KHALIN

ASST. DIRECTOR

ALICIONA STROTHERS

ASST. STAGE MANAGER

KATIE HURST

ASST. COSTUME DESIGNER/ WARDROBE

MARY GAINS

ASST. DRAMATURG

KHATELIN WHITE

CABOT U/S

COREY FINLEY

ABBIE U/S

ABBY KINCHELOE

EBEN U/S

GREG LLOYD

PETER U/S

TYSHAWN GOODEN

SIMEON, SHERIFF U/S

JESSE SMITH

ABBIE U/S

ABBY KINCHELOE

EBEN U/S

GREG LLOYD

PETER U/S

TYSHAWN GOODEN

RUNNING TIME

Two hours with one intermission

CONTENT ADVISORY

This production features adult themes and language. For a more detailed advisory, click HERE. This production also features haze effects that are created with an OSHA and union-approved water-based nonallergenic solution.

SEATING

Seating is general admission with handicap accessible accommodations if needed. 

PERFORMANCES

Previews

September 20 & 21 at 8 pm

Opening Night

September 23 at 8 pm

Regular Performances

September 23 – October 15, 2022
Wednesdays – Saturdays at 8 pm
Sundays at 2 pm