Danai Gurira's Familiar Begins at Playwrights Horizons Tonight | Playbill

News Danai Gurira's Familiar Begins at Playwrights Horizons Tonight Performances of Familiar begin Feb. 12 at Playwrights Horizons, the new work by Eclipsed playwright Danai Gurira about tradition and assimilation. The cast features Tamara Tunie from the long-running TV series "Law & Order: SVU," Roslyn Ruff (All The Way) and Broadway vet Myra Lucretia Taylor.

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The New York premiere, helmed by Rebecca Taichman, is set to run through March 27 at Playwrights Horizons’ Mainstage Theater. An official opening night is scheduled for March 3. 

The cast also includes Ito Aghayere, Joby Earle, Melanie Nicholls-King, Harold Surratt and Joe Tippett.

Here's how the theatre bills the new work: "It’s winter in Minnesota and a Zimbabwean family is preparing for the wedding of their eldest daughter (Ruff), a first-generation American. But when the bride insists on observing a traditional African custom, it opens a deep rift in the household. Rowdy and affectionate, Familiar pitches tradition against assimilation, drawing a loving portrait of a family: the customs they keep, and the secrets they bury."

The production features scenic design by Clint Ramos, costume design by Tony winner Susan Hilferty, lighting design by Tyler Micoleau, sound design by Tony winner Darron L West and hair and wig design by Cookie Jordan. The production stage manager is Cole P. Bonenberger.

Familiar had its world premiere at Yale Repertory Theatre in February 2014. Gurira's Eclipsed, starring Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o, will make its Broadway premiere later this month; previews begin at the John Golden Theatre Feb. 23.

Tickets to the New York production of Familiar may be purchased online via TicketCentral.com, by phone at (212) 279-4200 or by visiting Ticket Central Box Office, 416 West 42nd St., Manhattan.

 
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