Complete Cast Announced For New York Showcase Engagement Of FEAST: A YORUBA PROJECT

Producer Vineyard Entertainment (a sole proprietorship) is pleased to announce casting for the New York showcase run of FEAST: A Yoruba Project at the Dorothy B. Williams Theater at HERE, July 11 through July 14, 2019. The show will preview July 11th and open July 12th.

Yoruba spirituality is world renown. Leading this production as the iconic Yoruba orisas will be Donovan Tyrone Woods as Esu, Wanjiru Kihagi as Yemoja, and 2016 Miss Black New York Coed Mutiyat Ade-Salu as Oya. "FEAST" will also feature Wunmi Fowora as the orisa Osun and Daniel Lugo in multiple ensemble roles as the story travels through Nigeria, Brazil, Cuba, and England.

First premiered at the Young Vic Theatre in 2013 and commissioned by The Royal Court Theatre in London, FEAST: A Yoruba Project was presented in 2016 as a staged reading at the Segal Center in New York City. That performance was in collaboration with Barbara Ann Teer's National Black Theatre, a pioneer of incorporating Yoruba spirituality and aesthetics into American theatre. Bianca LaVerne Jones, AUDELCO Award nominee and Masters graduate of London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts, will direct the 2019 New York showcase.The creative team also includes AUDELCO Award winner Antoinette Tynes (Lighting Design) with more artists to be announced.

FEAST: A Yoruba Project was written under commission by playwrights Rotimi Babatunde (Nigeria), Yunior García Aguilera (Cuba), Marcos Barbosa (Brazil), Tanya Barfield (United States), and Gbolahan Obisesan (United Kingdom). With 2019 marking the 400-year anniversary of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, this production is more relevant than ever before.

This production is a part of SubletSeries@HERE: a curated rental program, which provides artists with subsidized space and equipment, as well as technical support at HERE.

FEAST: A Yoruba Project (www.feastshow.com) is fiscally sponsored by Fractured Atlas, a 501c3 organization.

Tickets for FEAST: A Yoruba Project are on sale now. The Dorothy B. Williams Theatre and box office are located at HERE, 145 6th Ave., (Enter on Dominick, 1 Block South of Spring). For Tickets & Information: visit www.here.org or call 212-352-3101. Tickets range from $25 - $45 with student rush option available.

Learn more on the web at www.feastshow.com or Facebook and Instagram: @FeastPlay