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
Tim McDonough
CABOT
PRECIOUS WEST
ABBIE
RYAN VO
EBEN
BRIAN ASHTON SMITH
PETER
JASON KIRKPATRICK
SIMEON
JAMES BASKIN
SHERIFF
PLAYWRIGHT
Eugene O'Neill
DIRECTOR
FREDDIE ASHLEY
SCENIC DESIGNER
KAT CONLEY
COSTUME DESIGNER
DR. L. NYROBI MOSS
LIGHTING DESIGNER
JOSEPH P. MONAGHAN
CO-SOUND DESIGNERS
CHRIS LANE, KATE HOANG
INTIMACY & FIGHT CHOREO.
KRISTIN STORLA
PROPS DESIGNER
NICK BATTAGLIA
PRODUCTION MANAGER
SEAMUS M. BOURNE
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
ENGLISH BRACKETT
PRODUCTION ELECTRICIAN
D. CONNER McVEY
SCENIC CHARGE
AMANDA NERBY
STAGE MANAGER
EMMA PALMER MCVEY
CASTING DIRECTOR
SHEILA OLIVER
ASST. DIRECTOR
ALIYA KRAAR
ASST. STAGE MANAGER
MAYA HODGES
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 includes strobe lighting effects and water-based haze.
This production includes dark themes and adult content. For more information about potential triggers, please click HERE.
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
Previews
August 4 & 5 at 8 pm
Opening Night
August 6 at 8 pm
Regular Performances
August 7 – 28, 2022
Wednesdays – Saturdays at 8 pm
Sundays at 2 pm
ASL interrupted production Thursday Aug 18
