James Ijames (Fat Ham)'s Good Bones opened its extended New York premiere at Off-Broadway's Public Theater October 1 after beginning previews September 19 in the company's Martinson Hall. Check out photos from opening night in the gallery below.
Directed by Public Associate Artistic Director Saheem Ali, the production will continue through October 27. Read the reviews here.
The cast includes Mamoudou Athie as Travis, Khris Davis as Earl, Téa Guarino as Carmen, and Susan Kelechi Watson as Aisha. Understudies Aaron J. Anderson and Sabrina K. Victor round out the company.
James Ijames and Susan Kelechi Watson
James Ijames, Susan Kelechi Watson, Khris Davis, Téa Guarino, Saheem Ali, Oskar Eustis, Sabrina K. Victor, Mamoudou Athie, and Aaron J. Anderson
Oskar Eustis, Saheem Ali, and James Ijames
James Ijames and Oskar Eustis
Jonathan McCrory
Sade Lythcott
J. Harrison Ghee
Wendell Pierce and Erika Woods
Cassandra Freeman
James Ijames and Saheem Ali
Saheem Ali
James Ijames
Khris Davis, Téa Guarino, Susan Kelechi Watson, and Mamadou Athie
James Ijames, Khris Davis, Susan Kelechi Watson, Téa Guarino, Mamoudou Athie, Sabrina K. Victor, and Aaron J. Anderson
Susan Kelechi Watson
Aaron J. Anderson
Mamoudou Athie
Sabrina K. Victor
Khris Davis
Téa Guarino
The play, which premiered at Washington, D.C.'s Studio Theatre last year, centers on a woman who gets a chance to revitalize the troubled neighborhood in which she grew up, a process that quickly devolves into painful and hard conversations about who gets to stay and who must go. The production brings Ijames back to the Public after the company's staging of his Pulitzer-winning Fat Ham transferred to Broadway.
The production also features scenic design by Maruti Evans, costume design by Oana Botez, lighting design by Barbara Samuels, sound design by Fan Zhang, and hair and wig design by Krystal Balleza. Jack Phillips Moore is serving as dramaturg, Norman Anthony Small is production stage manager, and Giselle Andrea Raphaela is stage manager. Darrell Grand Moultrie is providing drill choreography.
Tickets are available at PublicTheater.org.
