Rehearsals are underway for the already-extended New York premiere of Suzan-Lori Parks' Sally & Tom, which begins performances Off-Broadway at The Public Theater's Martinson Hall March 29 ahead of an April 16 opening night. Performances are set to continue through May 5.
Go inside the rehearsal room in the gallery below.
Sheria Irving and Gabriel Ebert (Matilda) are leading the cast as Luce/Sally and Mike/Tom, respectively, sharing the stage with Sun Mee Chomet as Scout/Polly, Leland Fowler as Devon/Nathan, Kristolyn Lloyd as Maggie/Mary, Alano Miller as Kwame/James, Kate Nowlin as Ginger/Patsy, and David Petzold as Geoff/Cooper/Colonel Carey/Mr. Tobias. Chomet, Nowlin, and Petzold are reprising their performances from the work's 2022 world premiere at The Guthrie.
Kristolyn Lloyd, Alano Miller, Edgar Godineaux, and Steve H. Broadnax III
Leland Fowler and Daniel Petzold
Kate Nowlin, Sheria Irving, Gabriel Ebert, and Alano Miller
Suzan-Lori Parks
Kristolyn Lloyd
Sun Mee Chomet, Gabriel Ebert, and Kate Nowlin
Sheria Irving
Sheria Irving and Gabriel Ebert
Kate Nowlin, Sheria Irving, Gabriel Ebert, Leland Fowler, and Sun Mee Chomet
The new work finds founding father Thomas Jefferson returning to his Monticello plantation home as his relationship with Sally Hemings, sister of his enslaved valet and chef, begins to unfold. Parks has set the story inside a modern theatrical framing device that allows exploration into the parallels between 1790 and today.
Steve H. Broadnax III is directing the production, which features scenic design by Riccardo Hernández, costume design by Rodrigo Muñoz, lighting design by Alan C. Edwards, sound design and music by Dan Moses Schreier, fight and intimacy direction by Kesley Rainwater and Michael Rossmy, and dramaturgy by Jesse Cameron Alick. Norman Anthony Small serves as production stage manager with Jessica R. Aguilar as stage manager.
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