Photos: Go Inside Rehearsals for SHADOW/LAND at The Public Theater
Performances begin at The Public Theater on Thursday, April 20 with an official opening on Thursday, May 4.
The world premiere of shadow/land, written by award-winning playwright Erika Dickerson-Despenza and directed by Candis C. Jones, begins performances at The Public Theater on Thursday, April 20 with an official press opening on Thursday, May 4.
Get a first look at rehearsal photos below!
The complete cast of shadow/land includes Joniece Abbott-Pratt (Ruth), Lynnette R. Freeman (Ruth Understudy), Perri Gaffney (Magalee Understudy), Lizan Mitchell (Magalee), Christine Shepard (Grand Marshal), and Joy-Marie Thompson (Grand Marshal Understudy).
Premiering as an audio play at The Public, 2021 Susan Blackburn Prize winner Erika Dickerson-Despenza's shadow/land returns with a stunning live production. Magalee and her daughter Ruth are faced with the question of legacy when Ruth coaxes Magalee to sell their historic family-owned business as Hurricane Katrina begins her ruin. Directed by Lilly Award winner Candis C. Jones, shadow/land is the first installment of a 10-play cycle traversing the Katrina diaspora in an examination of the ongoing effects of disaster, evacuation, displacement, and urban renewal rippling in and beyond New Orleans.
Photo credit: Joan Marcus
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Perri Gaffney and Joy-Marie Thompson

Christine Shepard and Candis C. Jones

Director Candis C. Jones and Jill Vallery

Jill M. Vallery and Christine Shepard

Erika Dickerson-Despenza, Perri Gaffney, and Joy-Marie Thompson

Jill M. Vallery, Joy-Marie Thompson, and Christine Shepard

Candis C. Jones and Lizan Mitchell

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