The opening of ECLIPSED, the stunning, deeply moving play by
award-winning Zimbabwean-American Playwright/Actress, Danai Gurira
(co-author of In the Continuum and Michonne on AMC’s hit series “The
Walking Dead”) saw incredible appearances like one of Hollywood's
favourites Lupita Nyong'o and other incredible actors at The Public in
the New York premiere.
Making her New York stage debut was Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong’o
(12 Years a Slave) Directed by Obie Award winner Liesl Tommy, the cast
also includes Pascale Armand (Bessie), Akosua Busia (Rita), Zainab Jah
(Maima), Lupita Nyong’o (Girl), and Saycon Sengbloh (Helena).
The play will run through Sunday, November 15.
Amid the chaos of the Liberian Civil War, the captive wives of a rebel officer band together to form a fragile community – until the balance of their lives is upset by the arrival of a new girl.
Drawing on reserves of wit and compassion, ECLIPSED reveals distinct women who must discover their own means of survival in this deeply felt portrait of women finding and testing their own strength in a hostile world of horrors not of their own making. South African born Liesl Tommy (Appropriate and The Public’s The Good Negro) directs this magnificent story of survival and resilience.
ECLIPSED features scenic and costume design by Clint Ramos, lighting design by Jen Schriever, original music and sound design by Broken Chord, and voice and dialect by Beth McGuire.
Public Theater Member and single tickets, starting at $90, can be accessed now by calling (212) 967-7555, www.publictheater.org, or in person at the Taub Box Office at The Public Theater at Astor Place at 425 Lafayette Street. The Library at The Public is open nightly for food and drinks, beginning at 5:30 p.m., and Joe’s Pub at The Public continues to offer some of the best music in the city.
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