The Brothers Size Revival
Closing: September 28, 2025The Brothers Size - 2025 Off-Broadway History , Info & More
The Shed
West 30th Street, between 10th and 11th Avenues New York, NY
The Shed presents a powerful new staging of Academy Award-winning writer of Moonlight Tarell Alvin McCraney’s acclaimed play, The Brothers Size. This co-production with Los Angeles’s Geffen Playhouse marks the 20th anniversary of this groundbreaking work, which explores themes of brotherhood, resilience, and the complexities of the Black male experience. Directed by Bijan Sheibani and presented in the round in The Griffin Theater, this play invites audiences to witness the raw and intimate story of two brothers navigating life after incarceration, weaving into the storytelling the rich tradition of the Yoruba people of West Africa. The Brothers Size is a modern-day fable about two brothers in the Deep South. Ogun, the elder brother, embodies hard work and reliability, while Oshoosi, formerly incarcerated, is seemingly carefree and unpredictable. Their relationship is tested when the charismatic Elegba arrives, tempting Oshoosi back to his old habits. As the brothers wrestle with loyalty, freedom, and duty, their humanity is revealed through a raw and heartfelt exploration of the bonds of brotherhood.
The Brothers Size - 2025 - Off-Broadway Cast
FEATURED REVIEWS FOR The Brothers Size
The Brothers Size: As Forceful as Tectonic Plates Shifting
8 / 10
That alone is worth the price of admission. Okay, the entire production is worth more than the price of admission. If there’s any drawback to what’s on view, it may be that the early clowning somewhat delays McCraney’s up-close-and-personal view of brothers unsuccessfully trying to align. (Inevitably, men in the audience who have a brother will focus, even if fleetingly, on their sibling.)
‘The Brothers Size’ Review: A Spare and Poetic Restaging
7 / 10
For as much as the play is about the very real and very prescient themes of Black incarceration, brotherhood and Black masculinity, “The Brothers Size” doesn’t feel as grounded as it needs to be to make these relationships and motifs sing. The show has the capacity to explore this deep lyricism while maintaining its footing, however, as it proves in a quiet scene late in the play where Oshoosi and Elegba are sitting outside at night. Here the show slows its pace to linger with these men; the lights dim and the sound of crickets chirp in the background. It’s the scene that stays so vividly in my mind not for any particular line delivery or turn in the plot but because it is where the abstract most gracefully meets the concrete. That was where the play felt most alive.
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Photos: THE BROTHERS SIZE Opening Night at The Shed
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 16, 2025
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 16, 2025
You can now get a first look at Opening Night of Tarell Alvin McCraney’s THE BROTHERS SIZE, now playing at The Shed. Learn more about the production and see photos here!
Review Roundup: THE BROTHERS SIZE Opens Off-Broadway at The Shed
by Stephi Wild - September 11, 2025
by Stephi Wild - September 11, 2025
Tarrell Alvin McCraney’s The Brothers Size is now playing at The Shed in a production co-directed by Bijan Sheibani and McCraney and starring André Holland, Alani iLongwe and Malcolm Mays. Read the reviews here!
Photos: André Holland and More in THE BROTHERS SIZE at The Shed
by Stephi Wild - September 9, 2025
by Stephi Wild - September 9, 2025
All new production photos have been released for Tarrell Alvin McCraney’s THE BROTHERS SIZE, now playing at The Shed in a production co-directed by Bijan Sheibani and McCraney and starring André Holland, Alani iLongwe and Malcolm Mays.
Video: André Holland & Alani iLongwe Explain What THE BROTHERS SIZE Is All About
by Joey Mervis - September 7, 2025
by Joey Mervis - September 7, 2025
Academy Award Winner Tarrell Alvin McCraney’s acclaimed play THE BROTHERS SIZE is returning to New York at The Shed, starring André Holland, Alani iLongwe and Malcolm Mays. Watch in this video as we take you inside rehearsals with the company!
Photos: Inside Rehearsals for THE BROTHERS SIZE
by Nicole Rosky - August 25, 2025
by Nicole Rosky - August 25, 2025
Academy Award Winner Tarrell Alvin McCraney’s acclaimed play THE BROTHERS SIZE is returning to New York this week at The Shed, starring André Holland, Alani iLongwe and Malcolm Mays. Check out photos from inside rehearsals here.
André Holland and More to Star in THE BROTHERS SIZE at The Shed
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 20, 2025
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 20, 2025
The Shed has revealed the full cast for The Brothers Size, written and co-directed by Academy Award winner and Geffen Playhouse Artistic Director Tarell Alvin McCraney. See who is starring and learn more!
The Brothers Size History
Other Productions of The Brothers Size
| 2007 | Off-Broadway |
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| 2025 | Off-Broadway |
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