Tonya Pinkins Joins STILL MORE OF OUR PARTS, Now thru 6/28 at Theatre Row
Theater Breaking Through Barriers (TBTB), the renowned Off-Broadway company known for its productions that integrate artists with disabilities with able-bodied actors, presents its third annual short play festival, STILL MORE OF OUR PARTS - an evening of six ten-minute plays about disabilities, featuring world premieres by Jerrod Bogard, Bekah Brunstetter, Bruce Graham, Samuel D. Hunter, Neil LaBute, and Lynn Manning, with performances to run tonight, June 13-28 at Theatre Row's Clurman Theatre (410 West 42nd Street). Christopher Burris, Nicholas Viselli, Christina Roussos, Russell Treyz, Karen Case Cook, and Roberto Cambeiro direct.
Tonya Pinkins, Tony Award-winner for Jelly's Last Jam and two-time Tony Award-nominee for her performances in Play On and Caroline, or Change, is set to co-star.
The world-premiere plays, each commissioned by TBTB, include Jerrod Bogard's Supernova in Reseda; Bekah Brunstetter's Forgotten Corners of your Dark, Dark place; Bruce Graham's Fully Accessible; Samuel D. Hunter's Good Beer; Neil LaBute's Call Back; and Lynn Manning's Playing the Card.
Joining Ms. Pinkins in the ensemble of STILL MORE OF OUR PARTS are Mary Theresa Archbold, Russell Barnes III, Christine Bruno, Samantha Debicki, Shannon DeVido, David Harrell, Lawrence Merritt, Ann Marie Morelli, Jamie Petrone, Shawn Randall, and Jonathan Todd Ross.
The production features set design by Bert Scott and costume design by Kristine Koury. Production Supervisor is Nicholas Lazzaro. Dramaturg is Julius Novick.
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