Performances will begin Thursday, September 10, for the Lincoln Center Theater production of BROKE-OLOGY, a new play by Nathan Louis Jackson, directed by Thomas Kail at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater (150 W. 65 Street). The cast features Francois Battiste, Crystal A. Dickinson, Alano Miller and Wendell Pierce. BROKE-OLOGY will open on Monday, October 5.
BROKE-OLOGY is the story of the King family who have weathered the hardships of life and survived with their love for each other intact. But when two brothers (played by
Francois Battiste and
Alano Miller) are called home to take care of their ailing father (played by
Wendell Pierce), one of them must choose to follow the life he dreams of or honor the unspoken promise of loyalty to his family.
Nathan Louis Jackson, who is making his New York debut, is a graduate of the Juilliard School and of Kansas State University and is a past participant in The Kennedy Center Summer Playwriting intensive, the
William Inge 24 Hour Play Festival, the winner of two
Lorraine Hansberry Playwriting Awards, the
Mark Twain Playwrighting Award and the recipient of the Kennedy Center's Gold Medallion. BROKE-OLOGY premiered last summer at the
Williamstown Theatre Festival.
Thomas Kail directed the hit Broadway musical In The Heights, for which he won a 2007 Joseph A. Callaway Award and was nominated for Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards. He is a consulting producer and a Music Director on the new PBS television show The Electric Company. He recently directed the
City Center Encores! Summer Star series production of The Wiz.
BROKE-OLOGY has sets by
Donyale Werle, costumes by
Emily Rebholz, lighting by
Jason Lyons and sound by
Jill BC DuBoff.
The performance schedule for BROKE-OLOGY is Tuesday through Saturday evenings at 8pm, with matinees Wednesday and Saturdays at 2pm and Sundays at 3pm (there is no Saturday matinee on Sept. 12 and no Tuesday performance on Oct. 6.). Tickets, priced at $80 & $85, are available at the
Lincoln Center Theater Box Office, at Tele-charge.com (212-239-6200) or by visiting
www.lct.org.
Francois Battiste Broadway: Prelude To A Kiss. Off-Broadway: The Good Negro. Regional Theater credits include productions at the
Dallas Theatre Center,
Chicago Shakespeare Theatre,
Victory Gardens Theatre,
Lookingglass Theatre Company, and The
Goodman Theatre.
CRYSTAL A. DICKINSON Off-Broadway: The First Breeze of Summer (
Signature Theatre), Home, Don't Tread On Me (52nd Street Project). TV/Film credits include the recurring role of Melissa in
Tyler Perry's House of Payne.
Alano Miller Regional credits: In the Red and Brown Water and Marcus: O the Secret of Sweet (McCarter Theater). Film: Champagne, Alex's Last Day and New York Stories.
Wendell Pierce Broadway: Serious Money, The Boys of Winter. Off Broadway: Tartuffe, Tis Pity She's a Whore, Cymbeline, Two Gentlemen of Verona (all NYSF); Waiting for Godot, The Cherry Orchard, The Good Times are Killing Me. TV: series regular on The Wire, I'll Fly Away; and many guest star and recurring roles on such series as In Plain Sight, Law & Order, Judging Amy, Third Watch. Film: Ray, Bulworth, Sleepers, Manhattan Murder Mystery, Malcolm X, Bonfire of the Vanities.
