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