![]() Calleri Casting serve as casting directors for the production. ![]() Simmons ( In The Next Room at Theatre VCU), lighting design by Ryan O’Gara ( A Night with Janis Joplin national tour), projection design by Tony and Drama Desk Award nominee Sven Ortel ( Newsies), and sound design by Mikaal Sulaiman ( Fires in the Mirror at Signature Theatre Company). The creative team for Thoughts of a Colored Man includes music by Te’La and Brother Kamau, set design by Tony Award nominee Robert Brill ( Ain’t Too Proud), costume design by Tony Award nominee and Drama Desk ® Award winner Toni-Leslie James ( Come From Away) and Devario D. And what they reveal are the deeply human hopes, dreams, fears, and sensitivities of all men, all people. It sheds brilliant light into the hearts and minds of a community of men searching for their most triumphant selves. Set over a single day, this richly theatrical mosaic goes beyond the rhythms of the basketball court and the boisterousness of the barbershop. Welcome to the vibrant inner life of being Black, proud, and thriving in the 21 st Century. Written by Keenan Scott II, one of today’s boldest new voices, Thoughts of a Colored Man blends language, music, and dance into a daringly universal new play. Thoughts of a Colored Man will play Syracuse Stage from September 4 through September 22 and then will play Baltimore Center Stage from October 10 through November 10.Īs the sun rises on an ordinary day in New York, seven men are about to discover the extraordinary. Wright with DJ Chesney Snow ( In Transit). They are joined by dancers Ashley Pierre-Louis and Hollie E. The cast is led by Jerome Preston Bates ( American Son), Brandon Dion Gregory (“Let the Church Say Amen”) Tony Award ® nominee Forrest McClendon ( The Scottsboro Boys), Reynaldo Piniella ( The Death of the Last Black Man), Ryan Jamaal Swain (FX’s “Pose”), Jody Reynard ( Summer), Garrett Turner ( Half Time). Broadnax III, and choreographed by Millicent Marie Johnnie in a co-production with Syracuse Stage and Baltimore Center Stage. New York, NY (August 7, 2019) – Today, producers Brian Moreland ( Sea Wall / A Life) and Ron Simons ( Ain’t Too Proud) announced casting for the world premiere of Thoughts of a Colored Man, the new play by Keenan Scott II, directed by Steve H. AT BALTIMORE CENTER STAGE & SYRACUSE STAGE
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