Casting Announced for Broken Nose Theatre's KINGDOM at The Den Theatre

Following its hit production of AT THE TABLE, Broken Nose Theatre is pleased to announce casting for its world premiere of resident playwright Michael AllenA. Harris' kitchen sink comedy KINGDOM, directed by Kanome Jones.

KINGDOM will feature BNT company member Johnard Washington* and artistic associates Watson Swift+ and RjW Mays+ with Byron Coolie and Christopher K. McMorris.

Kicking off Broken Nose Theatre's 2018 Season, the new play about an all-LGBTQ African American family in Orlando will play March 2 - 31, 2018 at BNT's new resident home, The Den Theatre (Upstairs Main Stage), 1333 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood. Tickets for KINGDOM go on sale Monday, January 29, 2018 at brokennosetheatre.com. Tickets for all Broken Nose Theatre productions are available on a "pay-what-you-can" basis, allowing patrons to set their own price and ensuring theatre remains economically accessible for all audiences. The press opening is Monday, March 5 at 7:30 pm.

When the state of Florida legalizes same sex marriage, Arthur and Henry (his partner of fifty years) come to terms with their differing opinions on the necessity of becoming husbands, even as their son Alexander finds himself wading through some rough new waters of his own. KINGDOM is the story of an entirely-LGBTQ African American family that lives in the near-literal shadow of Orlando's magical kingdom, as they struggle to create a life together that captures a little bit of that same magic.

"We've been in love with this script for two years, and could not think of a better way to kick off our sixth season than a homegrown world premiere by one of our resident playwrights," says BNT Founding Artistic Director Benjamin Brownson*. "Michael's voice is Tenessee Williams meets August Wilson with a dash of Dan Savage for good measure. He has written a new kind of family dramedy that is lyrical, queer, fresh, timely, resonant and hilarious. We can't wait to share it with Chicago."

KINGDOM was developed in conjunction with The Paper Trail, BNT's new play development program.

The production team for KINGDOM includes: Caswell James (scenic design, technical director), Marci Rodriguez (costume design), Michael Joseph (lighting design), Grover Hollway (sound design) Devon Green+ (props design), Rylee Freeman (hair and make-up design), Chloe Baldwin (fight director), Elizabeth Gomez (master electrician), Rose Hamill* (production manager), and Echaka Agba* (assistant director).

* Denotes BNT company member

+ Denotes BNT artistic associate

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