At Berkeley Repertory Theatre, acclaimed actor Delroy Lindo is returning to the powerful play that earned him a Tony nomination - Joe Turner's Come and Gone by August Wilson - and, as the show's director, he has chosen four local children to perform with a cast of accomplished professionals.
Renowned actor Delroy Lindo returns to Berkeley Repertory Theatre with the play that netted him a nomination for the Tony Award - but this time, he's in the director's chair. Following last year's triumph with Tanya Barfield's Blue Door, Lindo takes on August Wilson's African-American epic, Joe Turner's Come and Gone. Staged in the state-of-the-art Roda Theatre, this show begins previews on October 31, opens November 5, and closes December 14.
Renowned actor Delroy Lindo returns to Berkeley Repertory Theatre with the play that netted him a nomination for the Tony Award - but this time, he's in the director's chair. Following last year's triumph with Tanya Barfield's Blue Door, Lindo takes on August Wilson's African-American epic, Joe Turner's Come and Gone. Staged in the state-of-the-art Roda Theatre, this show begins previews on October 31, opens November 5, and closes December 14. Joe Turner is produced in association with the Lorraine Hansberry Theatre, thanks to executive producers Wayne Jordan and Quinn Delaney and Felicia Woytak and Steve Rasmussen. BART and Wells Fargo are the season sponsors for Berkeley Rep's 41st year of fearless theatre.
Renowned actor Delroy Lindo returns to Berkeley Repertory Theatre with the play that netted him a nomination for the Tony Award - but this time, he's in the director's chair.
'Blue Door,' a breathtaking new play with music, from promising young playwright Tanya Barfield and directed by acclaimed actor Delroy Lindo, begins previews at Berkeley Rep's Thrust Stage on April 6, opens April 11, and closes May 20.
The Public Theater's Artistic Director Oskar Eustis and Executive Director Mara Manus announce that the first preview of Shakespeare in the Park's Macbeth will be delayed by one day.
