Photos: First Look at THE MOST SPECTACULARLY LAMENTABLE TRIAL OF MIZ MARTHA WASHINGTON at Steppenwolf
The cast features Celeste M. Cooper with Sydney Charles, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Nikki Crawford, Cindy Gold, Victor Musoni and Donovan Session.
Steppenwolf Theatre Company is opening its 47th season with the Chicago premiere of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright James Ijames' fantastical play The Most Spectacularly Lamentable Trial of Miz Martha Washington, in Steppenwolf's Downstairs Theater, now through October 9, 2022. Directed by Whitney White, the production features ensemble member Celeste M. Cooper with Sydney Charles, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Nikki Crawford, Cindy Gold, Victor Musoni and Donovan Session.
Get a first look at photos below!
The recently widowed "Mother of America" lies alone in her Mount Vernon bed, ravaged by illness and attended to by the enslaved people who will be free the moment she dies. This uproarious, form-shifting, genre-bending fever dream takes us deep into the ramifications of one of America's original sins. Dizzying and fantastical, this Chicago premiere from Pulitzer winner James Ijames boldly remixes this country's dark history with a delicate balance of truth and humor.
Single tickets for The Most Spectacularly Lamentable Trial of Miz Martha Washington ($20 - $96) are now on sale at steppenwolf.org and the Box Office at 312-335-1650.
Photo credit: Michael Brosilow
Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Cindy Gold and Celeste M. Cooper with (back, l to r) Sydney Charles and Donovan Session
Cindy Gold, Celeste M. Cooper and Sydney Charles
Victor Musoni, Sydney Charles, Cindy Gold and Donovan Session
Nikki Crawford, Cindy Gold, Sydney Charles and Celeste M. Cooper
) Cindy Gold, Victor Musoni, Celeste M. Cooper, Nikki Crawford, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Sydney Charles and Donovan Session
Sydney Charles and Celeste M. Cooper with (back) Cindy Gold
Cindy Gold and Donovan Session
Donovan Session, Sydney Charles, Celeste M. Cooper, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Victor Musoni and Cindy Gold
Nikki Crawford and Victor Musoni
Cindy Gold, Celeste M. Cooper and Donovan Session
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