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
