Fat Ham (Regional, Studio Theatre, 2023) | Playbill

Fat Ham

Regional
Play


SYNOPSIS:

Hamlet, but with more barbeque and disco. Swapping a Danish castle for a North Carolina BBQ pit, Fat Ham remakes Shakespeare’s story of murder and revenge into what the New York Times calls “a hilarious yet profound tragedy smothered in comedy.”

Juicy, a Black queer Southern kid, has a lot on his plate already when his father’s ghost shows up, demanding vengeance. As generations clash at the family’s backyard barbeque, Juicy must face the legacies of violence he’s been raised with and shape the man he wants to be in James Ijames’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play fresh from its Tony-nominated Broadway run.



Directed by Taylor Reynolds

Featuring Marquis D. Gibson, Tanesha Gary, Greg Alverez Reid, Gaelyn D. Smith, Matthew Elijah Webb, Kelli Blackwell, Thomas Walter Booker

  • Running Time: Approx. 1 hr 40 mins, no intermission
  • playwright: James Ijames
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