Fat Ham at Portland Center Stage at The Aromory

By James Ijames

Directed by Charles Grant

A week after Juicy’s father dies, he finds himself at a backyard barbecue celebrating the marriage of his mother and uncle—sound familiar? James Ijames’s Pulitzer Prize-winning reimagining of Shakespeare's Hamlet casts the sweet prince of Denmark as a queer, Black boy from the South. In this comedy born from tragedy, Juicy must choose between seeking vengeance for his father’s death or staying true to his own heart—a story of identity, family, and liberation as we become our truest selves.

“[Fat Ham] will keep you howling from beginning to end. DO NOT MISS THIS SHOW!!!” — Broadway World