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