Curious Theatre Company to Present THE BROTHER/SISTER PLAYS

By: Mar. 05, 2015
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Curious Theatre Company presents Tarell Alvin McCraney's The Brother/Sister Plays, a trilogy set deep in the Louisiana Bayou that follows one close-knit community across generations as they come of age through trials of heartache, love and kinship. The groundbreaking saga commences with T h e Red and Brown Water March 7 - April 18, 2015 at 1080 Acoma Street, Denver. The opening night is March 7, 2015, at 8 p.m.

Inspired by playwright Tarell McCraney's interest in Yoruban mythology and his own childhood growing up in the inner city housing projects of Miami, The Brother/Sister Plays is a trilogy of lyrical and imaginative works set in the Bayou. These three plays, set in the "distant present", follow a dynamic cast of characters as they come of age through trials of heartache, love and kinship. The first installment, In the Red and Brown Water, and the second chapter, The Brothers Size, are playing in the 2014/15 Season. The saga concludes in the 2015/16 Season with Marcus; or the Secret of Sweet.

Regional Premiere
The Brother/Sister Plays:
In the Red and Brown Water
March 7 - April 18, 2015
Previews March 5 - 6, 2015

The cast features Curious Artistic Company Members Ed Cord, Laurence Curry, Jada Suzanne Dixon and Cajardo Rameer Lindsey, with Kristen Adele, Adrianna Coleman, Geri J. Crawley, Damion Hoover, and Theo Wilson.

In the world of San Pere-a Louisiana town suspended between myth and reality-the song of the women is both plaintive and powerful. This seductive, intoxicating prequel to The Brothers Size tells the story of Oya, a young woman who must either match life's grueling pace or be trampled by it.

1080 Acoma Street Denver, Colorado 80204 Box Office 303.623.0524 Facsimile 303.592.7955 curioustheatre.org

Limited Return Engagement
The Brother/Sister Plays: The Brothers Size
July 9 - August 1, 2015

Two brothers, the Louisiana bayou, and West African mythology swirl together in this unforgettable theatrical event that will leave you breathless. Even though Oshooshi Size is out of jail, he's hardly free. In this taut, pulsing and playful drama, two brothers walk the line between law and liberty, locked in a fierce tug-of-war for their own souls.

Regional Premiere
The Brother/Sister Plays:
Marcus; or the Secret of Sweet
By Tarell Alvin McCraney Directed by Dee Covington
Featuring Artistic Company Members Laurence Curry and Cajardo Rameer Lindsey

A devastating storm is brewing - not only in the skies above the projects of San Pere, Louisiana, but also in the heart of one of its youths. Sixteen-year-old Marcus is haunted by his father's mysterious legacy, his own sexuality, and his dreams of torrential downpours. In this tender, hypnotic, dream-like conclusion to The Brother/Sister Plays, a young man's search for meaning draws him deeper and deeper into the dark of the bayou, as rising waters threaten to consume his whole world, and a storm for the ages approaches. Marcus; Or the

Secret of Sweet is a beautiful portrait of a boy coming to grips with his identity and finding the bravery to become a man.


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