In the Red and Brown Water

by Tarell Alvin Mccraney
directed by Marc David Pinate
Present Day San Pere, Louisiana. In the Red and Brown Water is the story of Oya, an African-American teenager named for the Yoruba warrior-spirit of the wind. Oya is an up-and-coming star athlete, but postpones a university track scholarship in order to take care for her ailing mother. Written by award-winning playwright and Theatre School alumnus Tarell Alvin McCraney, Oya's story of womanhood and life unfolds in a dreamscape of street talk and poetry.

November 02, 2012 - November 11, 2012
Previews : 10/31 & 11/1
GREENHOUSE THEATER CENTER
(312) 922-1999

The cast features

Matthew Browning (O Li Room/Man from State), Adrienne Jones (Nia), Kiandra Layne (Oya), James Lewis (Elegba), Gregory Marlow (Ogun), Tiffany Oglesby (Aunt Elegua), Kelly Erin Sloan (Mama Moja/The Woman Who Reminds You), Tiffany Tenille (Shun), Nathan Streifel (Egungun), and Justin Wilson (Shango).

The production team includes: scenic design by Ingrid Larson,
costume design by Chloe Patten, lighting design by Peyton Smith,
sound design by Rachel Regan, dramaturgy by Laura Routh, stage management by Abbie Betts