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WHEN:
February 9 - March 26, 2023
WHERE:
Classic Stage Company
Lynn F. Angelson Theater
136 East 13th Street
New York, NY 10003
CAST:
James T. Alfred (National Tour of Jitney) as “Deus,” Tẹmídayọ Amay (School Girls; or, The African Mean Girls Play) as “Benevolence,” Harriett D. Foy (“P-Valley”) as “Aunt Tee,” Marcus Gladney Jr. (Choir Boy) as “Malachai Lincoln,” Sean Boyce Johnson (“For Life”) as “Ulysses Lincoln,” Adrienne C. Moore (“Orange is the New Black”) as “Alsendra Sabine,” Jimonn Cole (Jitney) as “Paw Sidin,” Lance Coadie Williams (Sweat) as “Artez Sabine,” and D. Woods (For Colored Girls…) as “Nella P. Lincoln.”
CREATIVE TEAM:
Set design by David Goldstein, costume design by Kindall Almond, lighting design by Adam Honoré, prop supervision by Alexander Wylie, music direction by Linda Tillery, co-music direction by Molly Holm, choreography by Aquila Kikora Franklin, and assistant direction by PJ Johnnie JR. Jakob W. Plummer serves as Production Stage Manager and TaTyana Smith serves as Assistant Stage Manager. Casting is by X Casting and Victor Vazquez, CSA.
A spokesperson describes the event as follows:
"...Obie-winning playwright Marcus Gardley (upcoming film adaptation of The Color Purple, The House That Will Not Stand) blends classic mythology, African-American history, and modern theatricality to create the poetic black odyssey. This vibrant reimagining of the Odysseus saga is set in modern-day Harlem, telling the epic tale of Ulysses Lincoln, a soldier facing the most daunting of voyages to reunite with his family..."