The Blood Quilt
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The Blood Quilt - 2024 Off-Broadway History , Info & More
Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre
150 West 65th St. at Broadway New York, NY 10023
Lileana Blain-Cruz will direct The Blood Quilt by Katori Hall. Gathering at their childhood island home off the coast of Georgia, four disconnected sisters meet to create a family quilt to honor their recently deceased mother. When their reunion turns into a reading of their mother’s will, everyone must grapple with a troubling inheritance. Stitched with history, ritual, laughter and tears, will their “blood quilt” bind the family together or tear them apart forever? The Blood Quilt had its premiere at Arena Stage in Washington, DC.
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‘The Blood Quilt’ Review: An Elaborate Tapestry
7 / 10
“The Blood Quilt,” like another show now playing Off Broadway, Dominique Morisseau’s “Bad Kreyòl,” similarly buckles under the weight of an attempt to capture the totality of a cultural experience. Gullah Geechee sea island Blackness, Caribbean-American Blackness — these are experiences that deserve representation, but not necessarily in one fell swoop. And yet in an art form that already lacks for marginalized stories, theater is also a space where Blackness has historically been — and to some extent still is — flattened into a singular African-American experience. So is there space for more? Perhaps a series of Kwemera plays that are given adequate space to sprawl out. Or a more focused, finely drawn sketch of Kwemera life that, like Clementine’s stitches, are “so tight even wind can’t whisper its way through.” Either way, I welcome more quilts to the collection.
Old Patterns and Bold Stitches: The Blood Quilt
6 / 10
As The Blood Quilt lumbers toward its finish, Hall keeps loading it up with revelations, each one more ostensibly shocking than the last. Except that, inside the formulaic container she’s built, none of them is really a shock at all. The inevitable storm blows in, but by that point, its blows and buffets are too artificial to rattle us. There is, however, an element to the production that transcends that feeling of schematic craftsmanship: the quilts themselves.
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Photos: THE BLOOD QUILT Opens At Lincoln Center Theater
by A.A. Cristi - November 22, 2024
by A.A. Cristi - November 22, 2024
Last night Lincoln Center Theater celebrated the opening night of THE BLOOD QUILT – a play by Katori Hall, directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz. See photos from the celebration!
Review Roundup: Katori Hall’s THE BLOOD QUILT
by Nicole Rosky - November 22, 2024
by Nicole Rosky - November 22, 2024
Lincoln Center Theater just celebrated opening night of Katori Hall’s THE BLOOD QUILT at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater. The production is directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz. Check out what the critics are saying about the new play here!
Video: THE BLOOD QUILT at Lincoln Center Theater First Look
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 20, 2024
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 20, 2024
The Lincoln Center Theater production of Katori Hall’s THE BLOOD QUILT is currently in previews. Get a first look at footage from the production and see how to purchase tickets.
Photos: THE BLOOD QUILT at Lincoln Center Theater
by Stephi Wild - November 7, 2024
by Stephi Wild - November 7, 2024
The Lincoln Center Theater production of Katori Hall’s THE BLOOD QUILT is currently in previews at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater. Check out all new production photos here!
LCT's THE BLOOD QUILT to Offer $39 Tickets Through Online Lottery
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 28, 2024
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 28, 2024
Lincoln Center Theater is launching an online ticket lottery for its production of Katori Hall’s THE BLOOD QUILT. Gathering at their childhood island home off the coast of Georgia, four sisters meet to create a family quilt to honor their recently deceased mother. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase discounted tickets.
Photos: THE BLOOD QUILT Rehearsals at Lincoln Center Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 30, 2024
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 30, 2024
Get a first look inside rehearsals for the Lincoln Center Theater production of THE BLOOD QUILT. The play is written by Katori Hall and directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.
Cast Set for THE BLOOD QUILT By Katori Hall at Lincoln Center Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 12, 2024
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 12, 2024
Lincoln Center Theater has revealed the cast for its upcoming production of THE BLOOD QUILT, by Katori Hall, directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz. See who is starring and learn more about the production.
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Other Productions of The Blood Quilt
| 2024 | Off-Broadway |
LCT Off-Broadway Premiere Off-Broadway |
The Blood Quilt - 2024 Off-Broadway Awards and Nominations
Note: Award winners will appear on a background
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
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| 2025 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play | Adrienne C. Moore |
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