Diving Deeper: Themes and Motifs
October 13–November 10, 2024
Opening Night: October 19
August Wilson’s
The Piano Lesson
Directed by
Gregg T. Daniel§
Presenting Sponsor:
Dick & Sally Roberts
Producing Sponsor:
Sheila & Alan Lamson
Sponsor:
William & Priscilla Kennedy
Student Matinee Sponsors:
Pat Hoppe, Nancy & Keith Price
CAST
Doaker
Alex Morris*
Boy Willie
Kai A. Ealy*
Lymon
Evan Lewis Smith*
Berneice
Nija Okoro*
Maretha
Madison Keffer
Avery
Jernard Burks*
Wining Boy
Gerald C. Rivers*
Grace
LeShay Tomlinson Boyce*
STAGE MANAGEMENT
Stage Manager
Lanae Wilks*
Assistant Stage Manager
Bryan Tiglio
PRODUCTION
Scenic Designer
Tesshi Nakagawa
Costume Designer
Alethia Moore-Del Mnaco
Lighting Designer
Brandon Baruch
Sound Design
Jeff Gardner†
Properties Designer
Stephen Taylor
Music Director / Composer
Maritri Garrett
Wig Design & Make Up
Shelia Dorn
Choreographer
Joyce Guy
Dialect Coach
Andrea Odinov
Light Board Op
Sam Campbell
Intimacy Coordinator
Sasha Smith
Assistant Director
Marques Green
Dramaturg
Dr. Miranda Johnson-Haddad
Fight Choreographer
Ken Merckx
Assistant Sound Designer
Malick Ceesay
UNDERSTUDIES
Doaker
Bernard K. Addison*
Boy Willie
Ephraim Williams*
Lymon
Brent Charles*
Berneice
Kalyn Rivers*
Maretha
Kwai Ndjamen
Avery
Asim Rashad
Wining Boy
Levy Lee Simon*
Grace
ReSheda D. Terry
Setting: 1930's Pittsburgh, the Charles household
There will be one 15 minute intermission
Originally Produced on Broadway by Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards, Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai, Managing Director), Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre (Gordon Davidson, Artistic/Producing Director), Gordon Davidson and Jujamcyn Theaters (James H. Binger, Chairman; Rocco Landesman, President); produced in association with the Eugene O’Neill Theatre Center, Huntington Theatre Company (Peter Altman, Producing Director; Michael Maso, Managing Director), Goodman Theatre, Old Globe Theatre (Jack O’Brien, Artistic Director; Thomas Hall, Managing Director) and Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Managing Director); associate producer, Stephen J. Albert.
Originally mounted in 1987 by Yale Repertory Theatre (Lloyd Richards, Artistic Director; Benjamin Mordecai, Managing Director) and Huntington Theatre Company (Peter Altman, Producing Director; Michael Maso, Managing Director)
Originally presented at National Playwright’s Conference of The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center.
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“August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.
* Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
§ The Director is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national theatrical labor union.
† Designer is represented by United Scenic Artists Local USA-829 of the IATSE.
* Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
§ The Director is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national theatrical labor union.