2024-25 Season
Moreno
2016. The NFL has been shaken by Colin Kaepernick’s controversial decision to take a knee during the national anthem to protest against police brutality. Superstar running back Luis Moreno, who is all about his game – and his paycheck -- has joined a new team with championship aspirations. But America’s leadership is changing, and when a painful new reality hits close to home, Luis is forced to ask whether politics have a place on the field, and if he is willing to risk his career to take a stand for his own community.
American Premiere
by Pravin Wilkins
directed by Seth Rozin & J Paul Nicholas
Cast
Frank Jiminez
Luis Moreno
Charvez Grant
Ezekiel Williams
Abdul Sesay
Cre’Von Garcon
Gabriel Elmore
Danny Lombardo
Production Team
Hunter Smith
Stage Manager
Dahlia Al-Habieli
Scenic Designer
Lindsay Stevens J. Bean Schwab Andy Sage White
Lighting Designer Props Designer Production Assistant
Larry D. Fowler, Jr. Ontario Kim Wilson J Paul Nicholas
Sound Designer Movement Choreographer Fight Choreographer
Millie Hiibel Valden Kamph Nick Wacksman
Costume Designer Production Manager Master Electrician John Kolbinski Audio Engineer
Quixotic Professor Qui
Inspired by real-life cases of Chinese American scientists being targeted for allegedly carrying out economic espionage, this satirical play follows a fictitious math professor, who finds himself scrutinized by the FBI and his own university colleagues, while simultaneously navigating a delicate relationship with a childhood friend in China. As the screws tighten around the unwitting Professor Qiu, he is forced to choose between his birth country and adopted land, between loyalty and self-preservation.
World Premiere
by Damon Chua
directed by Chongren Fan
Cast
Justin Jain
Professor Qui
Bi Jean Ngo
Anna Zeng
Madeleine Garcia
Valeria
Tamil Periasamy
Dr. Krishnan et al.
Damien Figueras Nick Wacksman
Sound Designer Master Electrician
J Bean Schwab John Kolbinski
Props Designer Audio Engineer
Valden Kamph
Production Manager
Production Team
Hunter Smith
Stage Manager
You-Shin Chen
Scenic Designer
Ariel Wang
Costume Designer
Lindsay Stevens
Lighting Designer Maddy Foler Production Assistant
Rift, or White Lies
Two estranged brothers – one a progressive novelist, the other a convicted murderer and high-ranking member of a white supremacist prison gang – are united through their traumatic childhood. Now adults, they attempt to navigate the edges of their brotherly bond, as well as a path forward toward understanding and forgiveness. In an increasingly polarized world, is it possible to love someone whose beliefs you hate?
National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere
by Gabriel Jason Dean
directed by Seth Rozin
Cast
Jered McLenigan
Outside Brother/Inside Brother
Matteo Scammell
Inside Brother/Outside Brother
Production Team
Kyra Zapf
Costume Designer
Drew Billiau
Lighting Designer
Christopher Colucci
Sound Designer
Emily Schuman Props Designer
Valden Kamph
Production Manager
Andy Sage White
Production Assistant
Hunter Smith
Stage Manager
Nick Embree
Scenic Designer
On My Deen
West Philly. Spring 1962. Faye Ann has just joined the Nation of Islam, setting her life on a whole new path. Her best friend, Michael, would like to be a lot more than friends, but the two can’t seem to agree on religion, politics, or even what makes a good pie. Over the passing decades, personal circumstances and cultural upheavals bring Faye Ann and Michael together as much as they keep them apart. Can these would-be lovers find each other while seeking their own paths to peace?
PLEASE NOTE: THE PHILLY CYCLE is a new three-part play commission project set to produce live performances over the next three years. Sponsored by THE WILLIAM PENN FOUNDATION.
Presented by InterAct Theatre Company and Theatre in the X
World premiere, commissioned as part of The Philly Cycle!
by Antu Yacob
directed by Amina Robinson (Fat Ham, Once On This Island, Intimate Apparel, The Color Purple)
Cast
Satchel Williams Faye Ann / Young Fatima Travoye Joyner Michael Newton Buchanan Hasan Kimmika L. H. Williams-Witherspoon Dr. Rivers / Older Fatima Kash Goins Dawuud / Isa Najah Imani Muhammad Jamilah
Production Team
Maddy Foler
Production Assistant
Nick Wacksman
Master Electrician
John Kolbinski Audio Engineer
Valden Kamph
Production Manager
Jamel Baker
Stage Manager
Marie Laster
Scenic Designer
Tiffany Bacon
Costume Designer
Drew Billiau
Lighting Designer
Dwayne Thomas
Sound Designer
JBean Schwab
Props Designer