Casting has been revealed for The Billie Holiday Theatre's staged reading of Twelve Angry Black Women. Obie winner nicHi douglas will direct and choreograph Andrea Ambam's reimagining of Reginald Rose’s Twelve Angry Men as told through a Black feminist lens.  

Presented in partnership with Hi-ARTS and Level Forward, the readings will be presented January 29 and 30 at the Brooklyn venue. In this iteration, the fate of an unprecedented case in American history rests in the hands of an all-Black, all-femme jury and transforms the classic courtroom drama into a sharp interrogation of democracy.

The ensemble cast will include Gail Bean (Snowfall, Table 17), Tina Fabrique ((pray), Reading Rainbow), Cassandra Freeman (Bel-Air; Love, Brooklyn), Alfie Fuller (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Deli Boys), Kimberly Marable (Hadestown, Chicago), Adrianna Mitchell (Fat Ham, Crutch), N’yomi Allure Stewart (Prince F*ggot, Cats: The Jellicle Ball), and DeWanda Wise (She’s Gotta Have It; Love, Brooklyn).

“Alongside a brilliant creative team of Black femmes and dedicated partners, I’m honored to
invite audiences to bear witness—and participate in—the multi-faceted, multi-dimensional, and unfiltered world of Twelve Angry Black Women,” said Ambam in a statement. “In America’s 250 years of existence, the jury is still out on ‘The American Experiment.’ Yet, it feels like decision day is creeping nearer and nearer. At a time when artists are being pressured and incentivized to self-censor and acquiesce, Twelve Angry Black Women is my refusal to obey in advance. My hope is that this theatrical experience emboldens us all to keep our imaginations ungovernable.”

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