See Who's Joining Olivia Washington in CSC's Wine in the Wilderness Off-Broadway | Playbill

Off-Broadway News See Who's Joining Olivia Washington in CSC's Wine in the Wilderness Off-Broadway

Tony winner LaChanze will direct the Alice Childress play.

Olivia Washington

Casting is complete for Classic Stage Company's upcoming production of Alice Childress' Wine in the Wilderness, which will mark the New York directorial debut of Tony winner LaChanze (The Color Purple).

Previews will begin March 6 prior to an official opening March 24 for a limited engagement through April 13 at CSC’s Lynn F. Angelson Theater.

As previously reported, Olivia Washington (I'm a Virgo, Slave Play) will play the role of Tommy. Washington will be joined Grantham Coleman (The Great Society, Rustin) as Bill. Coleman replaces the previously announced Tramell Tillman, who had to depart the production due to scheduling conflicts.

The cast will also feature Brooks Brantly (Sweat, Ghosts) as Sonny-man, Lakisha Michelle May (Jaja’s African Hair Braiding, Skeleton Crew) as Cynthia, and Milton Craig Nealy (Caroline, or Change; Once on This Island) as Oldtimer. Casting is by X Casting's Victor Vazquez.

Set against the backdrop of the 1964 Harlem riot, Wine in the Wilderness follows artist Bill Jameson, whose friends have just introduced him to a model for the final piece of his triptych on Black womanhood. But this woman, Tomorrow Marie, is no mere muse, and she’s about to give Bill much more than he bargained for.

Director LaChanze starred in the 2021 Broadway premiere of the late Childress' Trouble in Mind, earning a Tony nomination for her performance. Her creative team for Wine in the Wilderness includes scenic designer Arnulfo Maldonado (Trouble in Mind), costume designer Dede Ayite (Jaja’s African Hair Braiding), lighting designer Jeanette Oi-Suk Yew (Kimberly Akimbo), sound designer Bill Toles (Kowalski), and wig/hair designer Nikiya Mathis (Jaja’s African Hair Braiding).

Jason Weixelman is the production stage manager.

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