Father Comes Home from the Wars (Parts 1, 2 & 3)

PLAYWRIGHT
Suzan-Lori Parks

DIRECTOR
Martin Damien Wilkins

May 13 – June 11, 2017

Finalist for the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

Winner – 2015 Obie Award for Playwriting

SYNOPSIS

Offered his freedom in exchange for fighting for the Confederacy, a slave named Hero follows his master into the Civil War. His epic journey takes him through the battles of war, and he comes to discover the cost of freedom, the heartbreak of love and the enduring power of home. Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks’ (Topdog/Underdog) acclaimed trilogy is one of the most celebrated American plays of the past decade.

"EXTRAORDINARY! THE BEST NEW PLAY I’VE SEEN ALL YEAR."

– New York Times

"BRILLIANT, BEAUTIFUL & STUNNING."

– The Hollywood Reporter

"THRILLING! A MASTERPIECE."

– New York Magazine

Cast & Creative Team

Evan Cleaver

Hero

Rob Cleveland

Old Man

Seun Soyemi

Leader

Jason-Jamal Ligon

Fourth/Odyssey Dog

Sean Alexander

u/s Colonel

Marcus Hopkins-Turner

Homer

Robert Bryan Davis

Colonel

Damien Lockhart

Second

Thandiwe Deshazor

U/S Hero

Brittany Inge

Penny

Richard McDonald

Smith

Meagan Dilworth

Third

Kiona D. Reese

U/S Penny

DIRECTOR

Martin Damien Wilkins

ASST. DIRECTOR

Ibi Owolabi

STAGE MANAGER

Alicia Quirk

ASST. STAGE MANAGER

Monica Cook

Production Dramaturg

Otis Ramsey-Zoe

Scenic Designer

James V. Ogden

LIGHTING DESIGNER

Andre C. Allen

Sound Designer

Jake K. Harbour

Properties Designer

Suzanne Cooper Morris

COSTUME DESIGNER

Elizabeth Rasmusson

Casting Director

Sheila Oliver

House Manager

JUSTIN KALIN

RUN CREW

Emily Stembridge

Run Crew

Lucy Gross

Build Crew

Abby Holland

BUILD CREW

Sean Alexander

Build Crew

John Osorio

Build Crew

Max Mattox

BUILD CREW

Ryan Vo

WIG DESIGNER

LAMONT SAMUELS

RUNNING TIME

Two hours with one intermission

CONTENT ADVISORY

Audience Advisory: This production contains full nudity, strong adult language and descriptions and depictions of sensitive and intense issues and situations. For more detailed information about potential trigger warnings, please click HERE