Mlima's Tale

Theatre

Name:	Joseph Papp Public Theater/ Martinson Hall
Address:	425 Lafayette Street, New York, NY 10003

Production Information

First performance date:	March 27, 2018
Opening date:	April 15, 2018
Closing date:	May 20, 2018
External Links:	Official Website

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Production Description

This season, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage returns to The Public with a new drama as moving and incisive as her Broadway debut play Sweat, heralded by The New York Times as a “vital contribution to contemporary drama.”

Taking us on a journey that starts in a game park in Kenya and goes around the world, Mlima's Tale is the story of Mlima, a magnificent elephant trapped in the clandestine international ivory market. Following a trail of greed and desire as old as trade itself, Mlima leads us through memory and fear, history and tradition, and want and need.

Opening Night Credits

Production Credits

	Person/Company	Credit
	The Public Theater	Producer

	Lynn Nottage	Playwright
	Justin Hicks	Composer

	Jo Bonney	Director
	Justin Hicks	Musical Director
	Maya Davis	Assistant Director

	Chris R. Walker	Movement
	Taaj Jaharah	Movement Coach
	Thomas Schall	Fight Director

	Riccardo Hernández	Set Designer
	Jennifer Moeller	Costume Designer
	Lap Chi Chu	Lighting Designer
	Darron L West	Sound Designer
	Cookie Jordan	Hair/Make-Up
	Jungah Han	Assistant Set Designer
	Kristin Isola	Assistant Costume Designer
	Sara Gosses	Assistant Lighting Designer
	Valentine Monfeuga	Associate Sound Designer

	Linda Marvel	Production Stage Manager
	Janelle Caso	Stage Manager

	Sydney Schatz	Prop Master

	Ron Carlos	Dialect Coach

Cast

	Actor	Role
	Ito Aghayere	Player 3
	Jojo Gonzalez	Player 2
	Justin Hicks	Musician
	Kevin Mambo	Player 1
	Sahr Ngaujah	Mlima

Awards

		Award	Person / Company	Function
1	NOMINATED	2019 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Play	Lynn Nottage	Playwright
			The Public Theater	Producer
2	NOMINATED	2019 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Director	Jo Bonney	Director
3	NOMINATED	2019 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play	Sahr Ngaujah	Actor
4	NOMINATED	2019 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Costume Design	Jennifer Moeller	Costume Designer
5	WON	2019 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Lighting Design	Lap Chi Chu	Lighting Designer
6	NOMINATED	2018 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Music in a Play	Justin Hicks	Composer
7	NOMINATED	2018 Drama League Award, Distinguished Performance	Sahr Ngaujah	Actor
8	NOMINATED	2018 Hewes Design Award, Scenic Design	Riccardo Hernández	Set Designer
9	NOMINATED	2018 Hewes Design Award, Notable Effects	Lap Chi Chu	Lighting Designer
10	NOMINATED	2018 Outer Critics Circle Award, Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play	Lynn Nottage	Playwright
			The Public Theater	Producer
11	NOMINATED	2018 Outer Critics Circle Award, Outstanding Lighting Design	Lap Chi Chu	Lighting Designer
12	NOMINATED	2018 Outer Critics Circle Award, Outstanding Sound Design	Darron L West	Sound Designer