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Theatre

Name:	The Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space/ Susan and Ronald Frankel Theater
Address:	515 West 52nd Street, New York, NY 10019

Production Information

First performance date:	May 12, 2022
Opening date:	June 6, 2022
Closing date:	July 17, 2022
External Links:	Official Website

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Production Description

Flowers are in full bloom—in Mr. Isaiah’s classroom, in the halls of the correctional boarding school where he teaches, and in the depths of his students’ imaginations. After one boy dies by suicide, Mr. Isaiah is committed to saving the students he teaches from a world that tries to crush their softness.

Opening Night Credits

Production Credits

	Person/Company	Credit
	MCC Theater	Producer

	Donja R. Love	Playwright
	Mauricio Escamilla	Original Music

	Whitney White	Director

	UnkleDave's Fight-House	Fight Director

	Adam Rigg	Set Designer
	Qween Jean	Costume Designer
	Cha See	Lighting Designer
	Germán Martínez	Sound Designer

	Rachel Denise April	Production Stage Manager
	Zachary Perez	Assistant Stage Manager

	Andrew Diaz	Properties Supervisor

	Destiny Lilly	Casting
	The Telsey Office	Casting

Cast

	Actor	Role
	Leon Addison Brown	Mr. Cartwright
	Biko Eisen-Martin	Mr. Isaiah
	Dharon Jones	Antoine
	Essence Lotus	Dee
	Travis Raeburn	Bashir
	Shakur Tolliver	Kevin
	Dario Vazquez	Jamal
	Ed Ventura	Eddie

Awards

		Award	Person / Company	Function
1	NOMINATED	2024 Artios Award, New York Theatre – Comedy or Drama	Destiny Lilly	Casting
2	NOMINATED	2023 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Director	Whitney White	Director
3	NOMINATED	2023 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Costume Design	Qween Jean	Costume Designer
4	NOMINATED	2023 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Ensemble	Leon Addison Brown	Actor
			Biko Eisen-Martin	Actor
			Dharon Jones	Actor
			Essence Lotus	Actor
			Travis Raeburn	Actor
			Shakur Tolliver	Actor
			Dario Vazquez	Actor
			Ed Ventura	Actor
5	NOMINATED	2023 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Fight Choreography	UnkleDave's Fight-House	Fight Director
6	WON	2022 Obie Award, Special Citation	Qween Jean	Costume Designer