The Refuge Plays

Theatre

Name:	Laura Pels Theatre (Current)
Address:	111 West 46th Street, New York, NY 10036

Production Information

First performance date:	September 14, 2023
Opening date:	October 11, 2023
Closing date:	November 12, 2023
External Links:	Official Website

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Production Description

Late at night, deep in the woods of southern Illinois, a ghost tells Gail she will die within the next 24 hours. So begins The Refuge Plays, an intergenerational saga that follows a single Black family over 70 years.

Opening Night Credits

Production Credits

	Person/Company	Credit
	Roundabout Theatre Company	Producer
	Scott Ellis¹	Artistic Director
	New York Theatre Workshop	Produced in Association

	Nathan Alan Davis	Playwright
	Imani Uzuri²	Composer
	Marc Anthony Thompson	Original Music

	Patricia McGregor	Director

	Paloma McGregor	Movement Coordination

	Arnulfo Maldonado	Set Designer
	Emilio Sosa	Costume Designer
	Stacey Derosier	Lighting Designer
	Marc Anthony Thompson	Sound Designer

¹Interim Artistic Director.

²and Vocal Soundscapes.

Cast

	Actor	Role
	Ngozi Anyanwu	Joy
	Jerome Preston Bates	Reginald
	Jessica Frances Dukes	Gail
	Jon Michael Hill	Walking Man
	Mallori Taylor Johnson	Symphony
	Lizan Mitchell	Clydette
	Nicole Ari Parker	Early
	Daniel J. Watts	Crazy Eddie
	Lance Coadie Williams	Dax
	JJ Wynder	Ha-Ha

Awards

		Award	Person / Company	Function
1	NOMINATED	2024 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Lead Performer in a Play	Nicole Ari Parker	Actor