When their mother, who was long thought to be dead, resurfaces demanding revenge, twin sisters set off for L.A.’s high desert suburbs on a murderous mission to find the Man.
Winner of the Obie Award and the American Playwriting Foundation's Relentless Award, Aleshea Harris’s epic takes its cues from the ancient, the modern, the tragic, the Spaghetti western, hip-hop, and Afropunk to create a darkly comic fable about Black womanhood in America.
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Merle Dandridge (ANGIE)
Merle Dandridge is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her successful Broadway career in shows like Once on This Island, Spamalot, and Rent. Merle currently stars as "Natasha Ross" in ABC's Station 19. Most recently, Merle reprised her role as "Marlene" in HBO Max's popular adaptation of The Last of Us and is currently starring in A Little Night Music at the Pasadena Playhouse.
Camrus Johnson (RILEY)
Camrus Johnson is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles in DC's TV series Batwoman and the 2019 feature The Sun Is Also A Star, which he appeared in across Yara Shahidi and Charles Melton. Recently, Johnson wrapped a supporting role in the Searchlight feature Sister Comedy opposite Awkwafina and Sandra Oh. Other TV credits include Hulu's There's Johnny, Netflix' Lukas Cage, and the FXX short form series Oh Jerome opposite Mamoudou Athie.
Jayme Lawson (RACINE)
Jayme Lawson graduated from Juilliard in 2019. That same summer, Lawson appeared as the Lady in Red in For Colored Girls... at the Public Theater. She made her feature film debut the following year in Farewell Amor. Lawson then landed roles in Showtime's The First Lady portraying a young Michelle Obama, and then in The Batman as Bella Reál, a Gotham City mayoral candidate. Most recently she was featured in acclaimed films Till and The Woman King.
Spence Moore II (SCOTCH)
Spence Moore II Spence Moore II was recently seen in a flashy role in CREED 3 with Michael B. Jordan. He is the lead in another upcoming theatrical release (summer ’23): BACK ON THE STRIP with Wesley Snipes, Tiffany Haddish and an A-list ensemble. On the TV side, Spence was a lead in the HBO/Luca Guadagnino series, WE ARE WHO WE ARE. He played “Danny Poythress” who explored Islam on the show while trying to connect with his heritage in a tough military environment. Spence got his start on the CW hit series ALL AMERICAN and is known for many TV roles: AppleTV+’s TRUTH BE TOLD; CW’s SUPERMAN & LOIS; ABC’s THE WONDER YEARS; Netflix’s 13 REASONS WHY; Freeform’s GROWN-ISH; Facebook’s FIVE POINTS with Madison Pettis; Peacock’s A.P. BIO.
Andre Royo (CHUCK HALL)
Andre Royo is best known for the legendary role of Bubbles in HBO's THE WIRE. Most recently he can be seen as Royal in TO LESLIE which premiered at SXSW 2022 Film Festival. Royo is recurring character Laz Zayas in Gloria Calderon Kellett's romantic comedy series WITH LOVE for Amazon. Furthermore, Andre can be seen as Thirsty Rawlings on Fox's EMPIRE, Mayor Bobo on Amazon's HAND OF GOD, and Barry on Showtime's comedy HAPPYISH. In film, he can be seen in HUNTER GATHERER where he won the 2016 Best Actor Award at the SXSW Film Festival. Moreover, Andre has appeared in an eclectic array of features including George Lucas' RED TAILS, James Gunn's SUPER, Felix van Groeningen's BEAUTIFUL BOY, and James Ponsoldt's THE SPECTACULAR NOW. Andre's last stage performance was in Bob Glaudini's 2007 critically acclaimed A VIEW FROM 151 STREET in 2007 presented by the LAByrinth Theater Company.
Roger Guenveur Smith (MAN)
Roger Guenveur Smith is an award-winning actor known for the Peabody Award-winning adaptation of his acclaimed solo performance A Huey P. Newton Story (winner of the Obie Award amongst others) directed by longtime collaborator Spike Lee. They have worked together 8 times, including Do the Right Thing, Malcolm X, and He Got Game and most recently on Roger’s one man show Rodney King released by Netflix. He worked opposite Denzel Washington in the Universal release of Ridley Scott's hit film American Gangster, which marks the third time Smith has appeared onscreen with the 2x Academy Award winner.
His body of work also includes such classics as Abel Ferrara's King of New York and New Line Cinema's Final Destination for James Wong of X-Files. His other film work includes RKO Pictures Shade opposite Jamie Foxx, Gabriel Byrne, Sylvester Stallone and Thandie Newton, and the New Line Cinema hit All About the Benjamins.
Regina Taylor (SHE)
Regina Taylor is an American actress and playwright. She is perhaps best known for her role as Lily Harper in the NBC TV show, I'll Fly Away, for which she earned a Golden Globe Award, 3 NAACP Image Awards and two Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. Recent screen credits include Showtime's The First Lady and HBO's Lovecraft Country. Also a distinguished stage actress, Taylor was the first Black woman to play the role of "Juliet" on Broadway in Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet.
Dominique Thorne (ANAIA)
Dominique Thorne is an American actress. She studied dramatic theater at the Professional Performing Arts School in NYC and went on to Cornell University, where she earned a degree in Human Development with a minor in Inequality Studies. After college, Thorne quickly returned to her roots by landing a breakout role in Barry Jenkins' If Beale Street Could Talk. Soon after, she joined the cast of Judas and the Black Messiah, and then landed the role of 'Ironheart' in Marvel's Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Other notable achievements include winning a 2015 Young Arts Award in Spoken Theater and being recognized as a U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts.
Playwright: Aleshea Harris
Director: Robin Larsen
Producers: Andrew Carlberg, Steven Klein
Co-Producers: Deborah Puette, Christopher Breyer
Casting Director: Sarah Finn
Casting Associate: Sage Ross
Assistant Director: Aliha Strange
Dramaturge: Zharia O'Neal
Choreographer: Steven Butler
Set Designer/Tech Director: Joel Daavid
Lighting Designer: Donny Jackson
Sound Designer: Christopher Moscatiello
Costume Designer: Wendell Carmichael
Production Stage Manager: Letitia Chang
Assistant Stage Manager: Michelle Vasquez
Cultural Competency Consultant: Chels Morgan
Graphic Designer: Michelle Hanzelova-Bierbauer