Photos: Crossroads Launches 47th Season With Benefit Event And Performance Of CRUMBS FROM THE TABLE OF JOY

Crossroads Theatre Company launched its 47th season with a benefit event and performance of Lynn Nottage’s Crumbs from the Table of Joy at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center in downtown New Brunswick, NJ.  See photos of the event. 

The evening included a cocktail hour, a post-performance reception, and guest greetings provided by the New Brunswick Kappa Leaguers. The event  marked the start of the company’s new season with participation from board leadership, artists, and supporters.

Board Chair Prof. Abena P. A. Busia welcomed attendees, followed by remarks from Honorary Host Sandra Bookman. Artistic Director Ricardo Khan and Managing Director Ezra Ezzard who shared the significance of the evening during an onstage moment.

Invited guests attended the performance of Crumbs from the Table of Joy, featuring a cast led by Enih Agwe (Ernestine), recipient of the 2024 New York Theater Festival Best Actress Award for The Merchant of Curamo. Gabriyel Barlatier (Ermina), a product of The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, has been featured in work for Netflix, Apple TV, and Amazon Prime. Jamil A.C. Mangan (Godfrey Crump), an award-winning actor, has appeared in productions including Lynn Nottage’s Ruined, Lost Boys in Whole Foods, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, and What Would Jesus Do?, for which he received an AUDELCO Award for Best Supporting Actor, as well as Best Ensemble for August Wilson’s Women. Cloteal Horne (Lily Ann Green), an actor, creative producer, educator, and facilitator known for her appearance in Grey’s Anatomy, and for her stage work including The Steadfast (Slant Theatre Project), Dirty Blood (Billie Holiday Theatre), and Fires in the Mirror. Lee Alexandra Harrington (Gerte Schulte), a Carnegie Mellon graduate, has appeared in A Christmas Story (Lexington Theatre Company), A Man of No Importance(CSC), Into the Woods (Roundabout), Hi, My Name is Ben (Goodspeed), and Man of La Mancha (Shakespeare Theatre).