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’ Off-Broadway review — André Holland leads a mythic, revelatory tale of fraternal bonds
9 / 10
Holland, having emanated something similar all those years ago in the same role, thus gives his Ogun the tragedy of understanding, making him feel all the more devastated by Oshoosi’s surrender to something that may prove self-destructive. But perhaps it’s that same awareness, and touch of history within the production itself, that allows the finale to land with such revelatory beauty, fueled by an incendiary hope and fraternal bond.
The Return of Tarell Alvin McCraney’s Masterpiece, “The Brothers Size”
9 / 10
Twenty years have done something wonderful to McCraney’s play. It now feels more like an assured masterpiece than the first work of a prodigy; here, polished to a deep lustre, is the finest exertion of McCraney’s talents, elevated by a cast with staggering gifts. Holland’s self-effacing tiredness as Ogun is deliberately unshowy, and, while the actor’s name appears above the title in the program, he cedes the limelight to both Mays, who gives the graceful, flirtatious performance of a lifetime, and to iLongwe, who grows more radiant and funny as Oshoosi’s frustration with his brother sharpens. A certain inelegant hastiness in the plot has been resolved by treating the monologues almost as arias, giving them each an equal sense of grandeur, like the relentless finale of a fireworks display.
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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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