Fresh from filming the Ryan Murphy-produced The Boys in the Band for Netflix, Michael Benjamin Washington has been cast in a coveted role in the first major production of Anna Deavere Smith’s…
runs October 22 to November 24, with a November 11 opening night at The Pershing Square Signature Center as part of the company’s Deavere Smith residency season. The landmark play chronicles the true story of what in the summer of 1991 was known as the Crown Heights Riot, as long-simmering racial tensions between Jewish and black communities in the Brooklyn neighborhood erupted following the car accident death of a young black boy and the murder of an Orthodox Jewish scholar.
“The play’s themes and insights remain unsettlingly resonant today, and we’re excited to welcome director Saheem Ali and actor Michael Benjamin Washington as they re-examine Anna’s seminal text,” said Signature’s Artistic Director Paige Evans in a statement.includes Arnulfo Maldonado , Dede M. Ayite , Alan C. Edwards , Mikaal Sulaiman , Hannah Wasileski , and Dawn-Elin Fraser .
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