| Roundabout announces Beyond the Uniform: Realizing Military Life Onstage in A SOLDIER'S PLAY, Tues Feb 18 | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 09:02 am EST 02/17/20 | |
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| BEYOND THE UNIFORM: REALIZING MILITARY LIFE ONSTAGE IN A SOLDIER’S PLAY A special post-show discussion with members of the cast & the production’s military consultant, Christopher P. Wolfe, on Tuesday, February 18 “NOW, THAT’S WHAT I CALL A PLAY! Charles Fuller’s drama packs plenty of dramatic tension into smoldering issues of racial justice and injustice, military honor and dishonor, and the solemn struggle to balance their harrowing demands on characters who are only human.” – Marilyn Stasio, Variety Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director/CEO) announces Beyond the Uniform: Realizing Military Life Onstage in A Soldier’s Play, a special post-show discussion with the production’s military consultant, Christopher P. Wolfe (Columbia University, U.S. Military Academy at West Point), moderated by Anna Morton (Roundabout’s Literary Manager), on Tuesday, February 18 at the American Airlines Theatre (227 West 42nd Street). Tickets to the February 18 performance and talkback are available at 40% off with code ASPMIL2 online at roundabouttheatre.org or by calling Audience Services (212-719-1300). “Working with Kenny Leon, the entire cast, production and creative team of A Soldier’s Play has been a tremendously moving experience. It has enabled me to reflect on my experience as a Black Army Officer, a West Point graduate, and as someone who was raised in the South. And as an anti-racist organizer and artist, I’m proud to be able to use my talents to contribute to this extraordinary production of Mr. Fuller’s work, which serves as great way to continue the conversation about race and racism in America,” notes Christopher P. Wolfe, the military consultant for A Soldier’s Play. Roundabout is dedicated to honoring the contributions of active servicepeople and veterans, and is proud to partner with organizations that support members of the armed services through their journey of service and beyond, including Blue Star Families, USO, Society of Artistic Veterans, Black Veterans Project, U.S. Military Academy at West Point, TAPS, National Association of Black Military Women, and the Josephine Herrick Project. U.S. military personnel, veterans and their immediate families can book tickets for all Roundabout productions for 40% off. Charles Fuller’s A Soldier’s Play is directed by Kenny Leon, andstars David Alan Grier as “Sergeant Vernon C. Waters” and Blair Underwood as “Captain Richard Davenport.” The cast also includes Nnamdi Asomugha as “Private First Class Melvin Peterson,” Jerry O'Connell as “Captain Charles Taylor,” McKinley Belcher III as “Private Louis Henson,” Rob Demery as “Corporal Bernard Cobb,” Jared Grimes as “Private Tony Smalls,” Billy Eugene Jones as “Private James Wilkie,” Nate Mann as “Lieutenant Byrd,” Warner Miller as “Corporal Ellis,” J. Alphonse Nicholson as “Private C. J. Memphis” and Lee Aaron Rosen as “Captain Wilcox.” 1944. A Louisiana Army base. A sergeant is murdered—and the crime, with its masterfully unfolded investigation, triggers a gripping barrage of questions about sacrifice, service, and identity in America. A hair-raising drama that reverberates with the "authentic and exciting pulse" (Ben Brantley, The New York Times) of mystery, Charles Fuller's Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece rockets onto Broadway for the first time, starring three-time Tony nominee David Alan Grier and two-time Golden Globe nominee Blair Underwood and directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon (A Raisin in the Sun). The design team includes Derek McLane (Sets), Dede Ayite (Costumes), Allen Lee Hughes (Lights), Dan Moses Schreier (Sound). Support for A Soldier’s Play is provided by The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation. Roundabout Theatre Company celebrates the power of theatre by spotlighting classics from the past, cultivating new works of the present, and educating minds for the future. A not-for-profit company, Roundabout fulfills that mission by producing familiar and lesser-known plays and musicals; discovering and supporting talented playwrights; reducing the barriers that can inhibit theatergoing; collaborating with a diverse team of artists; building educational experiences; and archiving over five decades of production history. Roundabout Theatre Company presents a variety of plays, musicals and new works on its five stages: Broadway’s American Airlines Theatre, Studio 54 and Stephen Sondheim Theatre, and Off-Broadway’s Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre, which houses the Laura Pels Theatre and Black Box Theatre. American Airlines is the official airline of Roundabout Theatre Company. Roundabout productions are supported, in part, with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. Roundabout’s 2019-2020 Broadway season includes A Soldier’s Play by Charles Fuller, starring David Alan Grier and Blair Underwood, directed by Kenny Leon; Birthday Candles, by Noah Haidle, starring Debra Messing, Andre Braugher and Enrico Colantoni, directed by Vivienne Benesch; Caroline, or Change, by Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori, starring Sharon D Clarke, directed by Michael Longhurst. In 2020, Roundabout presents new works Off-Broadway, including: 72 Miles to Go… by Hilary Bettis, directed by Jo Bonney; …what the end will be by Jiréh Breon Holder, directed by Margot Bordelon; Darling Grenadine, book, music & lyrics by Daniel Zaitchik, directed and choregraphed by Michael Berresse; and Exception to the Rule by Dave Harris, directed by Miranda Haymon. Roundabout’s 2020-2021 Broadway season will include a new Broadway production of 1776, book by Peter Stone, music & lyrics by Sherman Edwards, directed by Tony Award winner Diane Paulus, in association with theAmerican Repertory Theater at Harvard University. The Off-Broadway season will include the world premiere of English by Sanaz Toossi for Roundabout Underground; and the New York premieres of The Year to Come by Lindsey Ferrentino, directed by Justin Martin, and The Wanderers by Anna Ziegler, directed by Barry Edelstein. |
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