Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright James Ijames explores gentrification and the growing price of the American dream in his sharp, funny new play, GOOD BONES. A work opportunity to revitalize the blighted neighborhood she grew up in has led Aisha and her chef husband Travis to buy and renovate a charming old house. But as everyone knows, renovation is expensive and stressful—both for buildings and the communities that surround them. Aisha’s young contractor Earl grew up in the area too, but his memories are of more than just dangerous streets and hollowed-out homes. When their purely professional relationship gives way to heated debate about who gets to stay and who must go, Aisha is forced to reckon with the choices she’s made to get ahead and the painful, joyful, complicated ghosts that haunt her dreams… and her dream house. The Public’s Associate Artistic Director Saheem Ali directs this New York premiere new play about community, change, and the soul of our cities.
Access Performances
Open Captioned: Saturday, October 5, 1:30PM
Audio Described: Sunday, October 6, 1:30PM:
ASL Interpreted: Thursday, October 10, 7:30PM
Mask Required Performance: Sunday, October 13, 1:30PM
September 19th, 2024
October 13th, 2024
By: James Ijames
Director: Saheem Ali
Producer: The Public Theater
Cast list: Mamoudou Athie (as Travis), Khris Davis (as Earl), Téa Guarino (as Carmen), Susan Kelechi Watson (as Aisha)
Sets: Maruti Evans
Costumes: Oana Botez
Lighting: Barbara Samuels
Sound: Fan Zhang
Other info: Hair and wig design by Krystal Balleza, prop management by Claire M. Kavanah, dramaturgy by Jack Phillips Moore
Accessible entrances, seating, and restrooms. Assistive Listening Devices. ASL interpreted, Open Caption and Audio Descriptions at select performances or on demand by request.
Good Bones is at New York's Public Theater, which is located at 425 Lafayette Street, New York, 10003.
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