Photo Flash: First Look at AN OCTOROON at Capital Stage

Capital Stage will launch its 2017-18 Season: Future Tense with the Obie Award Winner and Sacramento Premiere of An Octoroon by Branden Jacob-Jenkins. This poignant adaptation of a 19th century anti-slavery melodrama will be directed by star of stage and screen, and UCLA's professor of Theatre, Film and Television, Judith Moreland. An Octoroon will be the first production of Capital Stage's 13th Season, and will run from August 30 - October 1, 2017 with a Press Opening on Saturday, September 2, 2017 at 8pm.

Check out photos from the show below!

Judge Peyton is dead and his plantation Terrebonne is in financial ruins. Peyton's handsome nephew George arrives as heir apparent and quickly falls in love with Zoe, a beautiful octoroon. But the evil overseer M'Closky has other plans-for both Terrebonne and Zoe. In 1859, a famous Irishman wrote The Octoroon, a melodrama about slavery in America. Now an American tries to write his own.

An Octoroon will be directed by Judith Moreland and will feature Alexandra Barthel (The North Plan), Lexy Fridell (Capital Stage debut), Willem Long (How To Use A Knife), Tiffanie Mack (Mr. Burns, The Behavior of Broadus, Love And Information), Carissa Meagher (Anna Karenina), Matt K. Miller (Someone Who'll Watch Over Me, Superior Donuts, The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, Love And Information), David Everett Moore (Capital Stage debut), Taylor Vaughan (Capital Stage debut), and Juan Chavez (Capital Stage debut). The production design team will include Timothy McNamara (Lighting design), Gail Russell (Costume design), Eric Broadwater (Scenic design), Emi Teixeira (Properties design), Ed Lee (Sound design), Graham Sobelman (Music Director), Shannon Mahoney (Choreographer), and Matt K. Miller (Fight Director).

Photo credit: Charr Crail

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