BY DOMINIQUE MORISSEAU

DIRECTED BY 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.

SPECIAL ANNOUCMENTS

Special ASL interpeted performance Oct 6th

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

Brittany deneen headshot

Brittany DENEEN

nina

Sariel Toribio (B)

SARIEL TORIBIO

DAMON

EDDIE PAUL BRADLEY JR.

EDDIE PAUL BRADLEY JR.

KENYATTA

ROB CLEVELAND

COACH

MAYA "ALPHA" HODGES

NINA UNDERSTUDY

COREY J. FINLEY

UNDERSTUDY

TYSHAWN

TYSHAWN GOODEN

UNDERSTUDY

JESSE SMITH

COACH UNDERSTUDY

PLAYWRIGHT

DOMINIQUE MORISSEAU

DIRECTOR

AMANDA WASHINGTON

SCENIC DESIGNER

EMMIE FINKEL

LIGHTING DISIGNER

D. CONNER McVEY

COSTUME DESIGNER

PAMELA RODRIGUEZ MONTERO

SOUND DESIGNER

MIKAELA FRASIER

PRODUCITON MANAGER

SEAMUS BOURNE

TECHICAL DIRECTOR

ENGLISH BRACKETT

PROPS DESIGNER

NICK BATTAGLIA

SCENIC CHARGE ARTIST

AMANDA NERBY

PRODUCTION ELECTRICIAN

D. CONNER McVEY

STAGE MANAGER

MAHALA DAWN

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

NATALIE HOLLY

ASST. SOUND DESIGNER

JESSENIA INGRAM

CASTING DIRECTOR

SHEILA OLIVER

STAGE MANAGER

MAHALA DAWN

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