(pray)

Theatre
Name: Greenwich House
Address: 27 Barrow Street, New York, NY 10014
Production Information
First performance date: September 23, 2023
Opening date: October 9, 2023
Closing date: October 28, 2023
External Links: Official Website


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Production Description
(pray) is a new choreopoem dedicated to the complex relationship between Black womxn and their spirituality. Considered both "a celebration and a reckoning," the work combines the form of a Sunday Baptist Church service with the isolation of an ancestral forest to offer a communal space of healing.
Opening Night Credits

Production Credits
Person/Company Credit
Ars Nova Co-Producer
National Black Theatre Co-Producer
  
nicHi Douglas Playwright
Starr Busby Music
JJJJJerome Ellis Music
  
nicHi Douglas Director
  
nicHi Douglas Choreographer
  
Kimie Nishikawa Set Designer
DeShon Elem Costume Designer
Cha See Lighting Designer
Mikaal Sulaiman Sound Designer
Nikiya Mathis Hair & Wig
Danielle Waugh Make Up Designer
Noah Mease Props Designer
  
Belynda M'Baye Production Stage Manager
Keyana Hemphill Assistant Stage Manager
  
Starr Busby Music Direction
  
Jadele McPherson Dramaturg
The Telsey Office Casting

Cast
Actor Role
Ariel Kayla Blackwood N/A
Starr Busby N/A
Ashley De La Rosa N/A
Tina Fabrique N/A
Satori Folkes-Stone N/A
Amara Granderson N/A
Taylor Symone Jackson N/A
Ziiomi Louise Law N/A
Aigner Mizzelle N/A
Gayle Turner N/A
Darnell White N/A
D. Woods N/A
Awards
Award Person / Company Function
1 WON 2024 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Musical Ars Nova Co-Producer
      National Black Theatre Co-Producer
      nicHi Douglas Playwright
      Starr Busby Music
      JJJJJerome Ellis Music
2 WON 2024 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Director nicHi Douglas Director
3 NOMINATED 2024 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Choreographer nicHi Douglas Playwright
4 NOMINATED 2024 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Costume Design DeShon Elem Costume Designer
5 NOMINATED 2024 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Sound Design Mikaal Sulaiman Sound Designer
6 WON 2024 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Ensemble Ariel Kayla Blackwood Actor
      Starr Busby Actor
      Ashley De La Rosa Actor
      Tina Fabrique Actor
      Amara Granderson Actor
      Taylor Symone Jackson Actor
      Ziiomi Louise Law Actor
      Aigner Mizzelle Actor
      Satori Folkes-Stone Actor
      Gayle Turner Actor
      Darnell White Actor
      D. Woods Actor
7 NOMINATED 2024 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Music in a Play Starr Busby Music