THE AMERICA PLAY

by Suzan-Lori Parks
directed by Vanessa Stalling

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June 13 – August 1, 2015

ABOUT THE PLAY

Director Vanessa Stalling makes her Oracle debut with this visceral play by acclaimed playwright Suzan-Lori Parks. Oracle invites audiences to participate in a patriotic ritual: the reevaluation of our country’s “history” in pursuit of a better society. A darkly comic tale, THE AMERICA PLAY opens with audiences seated around “a great hole. In the middle of nowhere. The hole is an exact replica of The Great Hole of History.” In the first act, the Foundling Father has left his wife and son to seek greatness out west. He, a black man, has been told he is a dead ringer for President Abraham Lincoln. This inspires him to set up a venue where people pay a penny to reenact the assassination of the Great Emancipator. In the second act, his wife and son visit the abandoned venue – “a great hole” – and search for signs of the Foundling Father. THE AMERICA PLAY engages audiences in provocative questions about American mythology, our shared perception about what defines us, and how we each are shaped by it.

THE AMERICA PLAY is produced in special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc.

Photography by Joe Mazza, Brave Lux.

CAST

Travis Delgado – the Foundling Father
Jessica Dean Turner – Lucy
Tony Santiago* – Brazil
Havalah Grace* – Visitors
Rory Jobst* – Visitors
* denotes Oracle Company Member

PRODUCTION TEAM

Written by Suzan-Lori Parks
Directed by Vanessa Stalling

Scenic Design – James Ogden*
Costume Design – Joan Pritchard*
Lighting Design – Eric Van Tassell
Sound Design – Steve Labedz
Properties Design – Emily Breyer
Make-up Design – Thomas Wynne

Production Manager – Lauren Yarbrough
Stage Manager – Deirdre Connelly
Technical Director – Justin Snyder*
Assistant Director – Zach Weinberg
Dramaturg – Leela Singh
Casting Director – Lyndsay Rose Kane
Graphic Design – Evelyn DeHais
Resident Photographer – Joe Mazza bravelux.com

Max Truax* is Artistic Director
Jeremy Clark* is Managing Director
Brad Jayhan-Little* is Executive Director
Ben Fuchsen* is Executive Producer

* denotes Oracle Company Member

graphic design by Evelyn DeHais