SPECIAL ANNOUCMENTS
Sunset Baby
PLAYWRIGHT
DOMINIQUE MORISSEAU
DIRECTOR
AMANDA WASHINGTON
SEPTEMBER 24 – OCTOBER 16, 2022
A crackling play from MacArthur Genius Grant recipient Dominique Morisseau, one of the most acclaimed playwrights in America today.
SYNOPSIS
When Black Liberation activist Kenyatta Shakur comes back to the world after prison, he finds himself widowed and alone. His fraught reunion with his daughter Nina only intensifies when she refuses to release to him letters from his late wife that are both personally and historically significant. In the familial tug-of-war that ensues, Kenyatta and Nina must find a way to confront their shared history. A crackling play from MacArthur Genius Grant recipient Dominique Morisseau, one of the most acclaimed playwrights in America today.
“ABSORBING FROM BEGINNING TO END.”
– PittSBURGH CITY PAPER
“A DYNAMIC TALE OF FAMILY, LOVE AND LOSS.”
– Pittsburgh post-gazette
“Morisseau knows the cops for getting under our skins. ”
– New York Times
Cast & Creative Team
Jennifer Alice Acker
Director
BRIAN ASHTON SMITH
PETER
ALEXANDRA FICKEN
LYDIA
ROB CLEVELAND
COACH
GREG LLOYD
RAY UNDERSTUDY
COREY J. FINLEY
PETER UNDERSTUDY
ABBEY KINCHELOE
LYDIA UNDERSTUDY
JESSE SMITH
COACH UNDERSTUDY
PLAYWRIGHT
DOMINIQUE MORISSEAU
DIRECTOR
AMANDA WASHINGTON
MUSIC DIRECTOR
ASHLEY PRICE
CASTING DIRECTOR
JUSTIN KALIN
DIRECTOR
FREDDIE ASHLEY
COSTUME DESIGNER
NYROBI MOSS
FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHER
KRISTEN STORLA
CASTING ASSOCIATE
JUSTIN KALIN
SCENIC DESIGNER
SEAMUS M. BOURNE
SOUND DESIGNER
MIKAELA FRASER
MASTER ELECTRICIAN
D. CONNOR MCVEY
STAGE MANAGER
EMMA PALMER MCVEY
ASSISTANT SOUND DESIGNER
KATE HOANG
RUNNING TIME
TBA
CONTENT ADVISORY
Contains adult situations.
SEATING
This production has open seating
PERFORMANCES
SEPT. 22 - OCT. 16, 2022
Previews
Sept. 22 and 23, 2022
Opening Night
Sept. 24, 2022
Performances
Sept. 24 – Oct. 16, 2022
Wednesdays – Saturdays at 8 pm
Sundays at 2 pm
