PHOTOS
SUNSET BABY
PHOTOS BY KRISTI JAN HOOVER
PLAYWRIGHT
DOMINIQUE MORISSEAU, Playwright and Actress, got her BFA in Acting from the University of Michigan and her start as a performance poet in the Detroit community of Harmonie Park. She has since become a noted award-winning playwright in NYC and is currently developing a 3-play cycle about her hometown, entitled “The Detroit Projects”. The inaugural play Detroit ’67, about the riots/rebellion in 1967, originated at the Public Theater in New York City and extended at Classical Theatre of Harlem with the National Black Theatre. The production was nominated for 8 Audelco Theatre Awards including Best Playwright. The second play Paradise Blue, about Detroit’s 1949 jazz community uprooted by MORE>
PRESS
“A totally captivating experience.”
Burgh Vivant Video Review
With Brian Edward and Lonnie the Theatre Lady
November 23, 2015
“A dynamic addition to the City Theatre year.”
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
By Christopher Rawson
Published November 20, 2015
“…absorbing from beginning to end.”
Pittsburgh City Paper
By Ted Hoover
Published November 18, 2015
“Morisseau’s writing crackles with energy… a fine cast.”
Pittsburgh Tatler
By Wendy Arons
Published November 17, 2015
“…the story of a survivor.”
Pittsburgh in the Round
By Isaac Crow
Published November 17, 2015
“… raw and real”
Pittsburgh Owlscribe
By David Zuchowski
Published on November 16, 2015
“…intensity, purpose and eloquence.”
Pittsburgh Tribune Review
By Alice Carter
Published on November 16, 2015
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
By Sharon Eberson
Published on November 10, 2015
Tribune Review
By Alice Carter
Published on November 8, 2015
Pittsburgh in the Round
By Natalie Spanner
Published on November 6, 2015
CAST
JONIECE ABBOTT-PRATT
J. ALPHONSE NICHOLSON
KEITH RANDOLPH SMITH
CREATIVE TEAM
JADE KING CARROLL
Director
TONY FERRIERI
Scenic Designer
ANGELA M. VESCO
Costume Designer
ANDREW DAVID OSTROWSKI
Lighting Designer
JOE PINO
Sound Designer
TAYLOR MESZAROS
Production Stage Manager
PLAY DESIGN
ADDITIONAL INFO
95 Minutes
No Intermission
This play contains strong language and adult themes.
IMPORTANT DATES
SUN, NOV 8 | 7:00 PM
Sipping Sunday
FRI, NOV 13 | 8:00 PM
Opening Night
SUN, NOV 15 & 22 | 2:00 PM
Post-show Talkbacks
SAT, NOV 21 & DEC 5 | 9:00 PM
Pay-What-You-Want
WED, DEC 2 | 7:00 PM
1HOOD Discussion: Black Mothers & Their Daughters
FRI, DEC 4 | 8:00 PM
GREENROOM
TUES, DEC 1 |7:00 PM
ASL Interpretation
SUN, DEC 13 | 2:00 PM
Open Captioning & Audio Description
TICKET PRICING
$36 – $56
$15 advance tickets, excluding Fridays 8pm/Saturdays 5:30pm.
$15 rush tickets at the Box Office beginning two hours prior to show.
Tickets will be held at Will Call. Must present valid ID. One ticket per ID.
A limited number of “Pay-What-You-Want” tickets will be available two hours prior to the 9p.m. performances on Sat, Nov. 21 & Sat, Dec. 5. Please call the box office in advance to check on availability. Mention “Pay-What-You-Want” pricing when purchasing.
$22 rush tickets at the Box Office beginning two hours prior to show.
Save when you bring a group! For pricing, contact Joel Ambrose, Box Office Manager, by email or at: 412.431.4400 x286
As a participating Blue Star Theatre, City Theatre is happy to offer 25% off to military personnel and their families. More info >
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