Jeremy O. Harris鈥� new play Slave Play will play an additional two weeks at the Golden Theatre. Performances will now run through January 19, 2020, instead of the previously announced January 5. The play, about navigating the complexities of race, history, gender, and sexuality, opened October 6.
Slave Play stars Joaquina Kalukango as Kaneisha, Ato Blankson-Wood as Gary, James Cusati-Moyer as Dustin, Sullivan Jones as Phillip, Chalia La Tour as Te谩, Irene Sofia Lucio as Patricia, Annie McNamara as Alana, and Paul Alexander Nolan as Jim.
The Broadway production features scenic design by , costume design by Dede Ayite, lighting design by Jiyoun Chang, sound and original music by Lindsay Jones, dramaturgy by Amauta Marston-Firmino, movement by Byron Easley, and intimacy and fight direction by Claire Warden.
Slave Play, which made its world premiere last year at Off-Broadway's New York Theatre Workshop, is the recipient of the Rosa Parks Playwriting Award, the Playwriting Award, The Lotos Foundation Prize in the Arts and Sciences, and the 2018 Award. The play was nominated for the Outer Critics Circle鈥檚 John Gassner Playwriting Award and the Award for Outstanding Play.
