The West Coast premiere of Matthew Lo虂pez's The Inheritance, 2020 Tony winner for Best Play, officially opens October 15 following previews that began September 13 in the Geffen Playhouse's Gil Cates Theater.
Mike Donahue (The Legend of Georgia McBride) directs the Stephen Daldry production, which will continue through November 27. The play is inspired by E. M. Forster's novel Howards End.
The cast of The Inheritance (Part 1 & Part 2) includes Bradley James Tejeda (The Glass Menagerie, The Rose Tattoo) as Adam/Leo, Bill Brochtrup (Secrets of the Trade) as Morgan/Walter Poole, Tantoo Cardinal (Killers of the Flower Moon) as Margaret Avery, Juan Castano (Encanto) as Toby Darling, Eric Flores (A Midsummer Night's Dream) as Young Man, Jay Donnell (The Color Purple) as Young Man 6/Tristan, Israel Erron Ford (Twelfth Night) as Young Man 2/Jason #1/Doorman #1/Toby鈥檚 Other Agent, August Gray Gall (David, My Goliath) as Young Man 3/Young Henry/Tucker, Adam Kantor (The Band鈥檚 Visit) as Eric Glass, Eddie Lopez (Madam Secretary) as Young Man 5/Charles Wilcox/Toby鈥檚 Agent/Toby鈥檚 Dealer, Kasey Mahaffy (Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead) as Young Man 7/Jasper/Paul Wilcox/Doorman #2, Miguel Pinzon (Woke) as Young Man 4/Young Walter, Avi Roque (The Owl House) as Young Man 8/Jason #2/Clinic Worker, and Tuc Watkins (The Boys in The Band) as Henry Wilcox.
Set in contemporary Manhattan, The Inheritance follows Eric and Toby, 30-somethings who seem to be in love and thriving. But on the cusp of their engagement, they meet an older man haunted by the past and a younger man hungry for a future.
Following its London premiere, The Inheritance played Broadway's Ethel Barrymore Theatre September 27, 2019-March 11, 2020, subsequently winning four Tony Awards: Best Play, Best Direction of a Play, Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play, and Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play.
The Geffen production also has scenic design by Jaimie Todd, original scenic design by Bob Crowley, costume design by Sara Ryung Clement, lighting design by Josh Epstein, sound design by Veronika Vorel, music by composer Paul Englishby, associate direction by Colm Summers, fight direction by Julie Ouellette, intimacy choreography by Amanda Rose Villarreal, dramaturgy by Olivia O'Connor, and production supervision by J. Jason Daunter. The production stage manager is Marie Jahelka and assistant stage managers are Lucy Houlihan and Shahzad Khan with casting by Phyllis Schuringa.
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Adam Kantor, Bill Brochtrup, August Gray and Gall Juan Castano in The Inheritance Part 1 at Geffen Playhouse
Eddie Lopez and Miguel Pinzon in The Inheritance Part 1 at Geffen Playhouse
Miguel Pinzon, Adam Kantor, Tuc Watkins, and August Gray Gall in The Inheritance Part 1 at Geffen Playhouse
Tuc Watkins in The Inheritance Part 1 at Geffen Playhouse
Juan Castano and Adam Kantor in The Inheritance Part 1 at Geffen Playhouse
Juan Castano and Adam Kantor in The Inheritance Part 1 at Geffen Playhouse
Jay Donnell, Israel Erron Ford, Adam Kantor, Avi Roque, and Kasey Mahaffy in The Inheritance Part 1 at Geffen Playhouse
Avi Roque and Israel Erron Ford in The Inheritance Part 1 at Geffen Playhouse
Avi Roque, Israel Erron Ford, Kasey Mahaffy, Jay Donnell, August Gray Gall, Adam Kantor, Eddie Lopez, and Juan Castano in The Inheritance Part 1 at Geffen Playhouse
Bradley James Tejeda in The Inheritance Part 2 at Geffen Playhouse
Kasey Mahaffy, Avi Roque, Israel Erron Ford, Jay Donnell, Adam Kantor, and Juan Castano in The Inheritance Part 1 at Geffen Playhouse
August Gray Gall in The Inheritance Part 1 at Geffen Playhouse
Bill Brochtrup and Adam Kantor in The Inheritance Part 1 at Geffen Playhouse
Kasey Mahaffy and Jay Donnell in The Inheritance Part 1 at Geffen Playhouse
Miguel Pinzon in The Inheritance Part 1 at Geffen Playhouse
Juan Castano in The Inheritance Part 1 at Geffen Playhouse
Jay Donnell and Eddie Lopez in The Inheritance Part 1 at Geffen Playhouse
Adam Kantor, Israel Erron Ford, and August Gray Gall in The Inheritance Part 1 at Geffen Playhouse
Bill Brochtrup, Kasey Mahaffy, and Adam Kantor in The Inheritance Part 1 at Geffen Playhouse
Juan Castano in The Inheritance Part 1 at Geffen Playhouse
Kasey Mahaffy and Adam Kantor in The Inheritance Part 1 at Geffen Playhouse
Bill Brochtrup, Adam Kantor, August Gray Gall, Kasey Mahaffy, Israel Erron Ford, and Avi Roque in The Inheritance Part 1 at Geffen Playhouse
Adam Kantor and Tuc Watkins in The Inheritance Part 1 at Geffen Playhouse
August Gray Gall, Bill Brochtrup, Kasey Mahaffy, Israel Erron Ford, and Avi Roque in The Inheritance Part 1 at Geffen Playhouse
Jay Donnell, Eddie Lopez, Avi Roque, MIguel Pinzon, Israel Erron Ford, and Tuc Watkins in The Inheritance Part 2 at Geffen Playhouse
Kasey Mahaffy and Israel Erron Ford in The Inheritance Part 2 at Geffen Playhouse
Bradley James Tejeda in The Inheritance Part 2 at Geffen Playhouse
Miguel Pinzon and August Gray Gall in The Inheritance Part 2 at Geffen Playhouse
Eddie Lopez in The Inheritance Part 2 at Geffen Playhouse
Kasey Mahaffy and Israel Erron Ford in The Inheritance Part 2 at Geffen Playhouse
The Company of The Inheritance Part 2 at Geffen Playhouse
Bradley James Tejeda in The Inheritance Part 2 at Geffen Playhouse
Bill Brochtrup and Bradley James Tejeda in The Inheritance Part 2 at Geffen Playhouse
Adam Kantor, Miguel Pinzon, and Tuc Watkins in The Inheritance Part 2 at Geffen Playhouse
Avi Roque and Bradley James Tejeda in The Inheritance Part 2 at Geffen Playhouse
Adam Kantor in The Inheritance Part 2 at Geffen Playhouse
Jay Donnell in The Inheritance Part 2 at Geffen Playhouse
Tantoo Cardinal and Bradley James Tejeda in The Inheritance Part 2 at Geffen Playhouse
Tantoo Cardinal in The Inheritance Part 2 at Geffen Playhouse
Bradley James Tejeda and Tantoo Cardinal in The Inheritance Part 2 at Geffen Playhouse
Adam Kantor and Bradley James Tejeda in The Inheritance Part 2 at Geffen Playhouse
Miguel Pinzon and Eddie Lopez in The Inheritance Part 2 at Geffen Playhouse
The Company of The Inheritance Part 2 at Geffen Playhouse
