OFF BROADWAY PROJECTS
All Featuring Choreography by Raja Feather Kelly
WE’RE GONNA DIE
2ND STAGE
TONY KISTER THEATER, NYC
FEBRUARY 4-MARCH 22, 2020
BY YOUNG JEAN LEE
DIRECTED BY RAJA FEATHER KELLY
GIRLS (AFTER THE BACCHAE BY EURIPIDES)
YALE REPERTORY THEATRE
UNIVERSITY THEATRE, CT
OCTOBER 4 - 26, 2019
BY Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
DIRECTED BY LILEANA BLAIN-CRUZ
FAIRVIEW
Theater for a New Audience’s
Polonsky Shakespeare Center, nyc
June 2-30, 2019
Berkeley rep, berkeley, cA
October 4- November 4, 2018
soho rep, nYC
June 2- august 12, 2018
writing by jackie sibbles-drury
direction by sarah benson
scenic design by Mimi lien
costume design by montana levi blanco
lighting design by Amith Chandrashaker
sound design by mikaal sulalman
fight direction by J. David Brimmer
Hair and wig design by cookie jordan
Dramaturgy By Madeleine oldham
stage management by leslie m. Radin
casting by Stephanie yankwitt & margaret Dunn, (TBD Casting)
photo by Kevin Berne, Berkeley Rep
A strange Loop
playwrights horizons, nyc
produced in association with page 73
May 24-July 7, 2019
Mainstage Theater
writing by michael r. Jackson
direction by stephen brackett
Scenic Design by Arnulfo maldonado
Costume Design by Montana Levi Blanco
Lighting design by jen schriever
sound Design by alex hawthorn
Orchestration by charlie rosen
musical direction by Rona Siddiqui
Stage Management Erin Gioia Albrecht
Assistant stage management by john c. Moore
World premiere
MRS. MURRAY”S Menagerie
ARS NOVA, NYC
March 26- APril 27, 2019
Created by the mad ones and PHILLIP JAMES BRANNON, BRAD HEBERLEE, CARMEN M. HERLIHY & JANUARY LAVOY
Direction by Lila neugebauer
Core artistic collaboration by raja feather kelly
Scenic design by You-shin chen & Laura jellinek
costume design by Ásta bennie hostetter
lighting design by mike inwood
sound design by stowe nelson
prop design emmie finckel & noah mease
wig and makeup design by fre
composition by justin ellington
dramaturgy by sarah lunnie
Casting by lauren port
Stage management by JOhn C. moore
Assistant stage management bryan bauer
World Premiere
FAUST
opera omaha, omaha, ne
April 12th & 14th, 2019
Music by Charles Gounod
libretto by Jules Barbier and michel CarrÉ’s play:
Faust et marguerite
conducting by Steven white
Direction by Lileana Blain-Cruz
Scenic Design By adam rigg
Costume design by Kaye Voyce
lighting design by yi zhao
wig and makeup design by Ronell oliveri
Dramaturg and supertitles by kelley rourke
If pretty hurts ugly must be a muhfucka
Playwrights horizons, nyc
February 15- March 31, 2019
mainstage theater
writing by tori sampson
direction by leah c Gardiner
scenic design by louisa thompson
costume design by dede ayite
lighting design by matt frey
original music and sound design by ian scot
hair and wig design by cookie jordan
stage management by alyssa k. howard
asst. stage management by noah silva
PHOTO BY JOAN MARCUS
world premiere
Hurricane Diane
new york theatre workshop, NYC
A co-Production with WP Theater
February 6- March 10, 2019 (Extended until march 24th)
writing by madeleine george
direction by leigh silverman
scenic direction by Rachel Hauck
Costume Design by Kaye Voyce
Lighting design by Barbara samuels
sound design by bray poor
original music by the bengsons
stage management by Melanie J. Lisby
PHOTO BY JOAN MARCUS
Skittles Commercial: The Broadway Musical
town hall, NYC
Sunday, February 3, 2019
produced by ari weiss & Patrick milling-smith
Writing by Nathaniel Lawlor & will eno
Direction by Sarah benson
Lyrics by nathaniel lawlor
scenic design by amy rubin
Music by drew Gasparini
Costume Design by
lighting design by Amith CHandrashaker
sound design by mikaal sulaiman
prop design by ray wetmore
Musical direction by madeline smith
stage management justin scribner
Photo by Skittles/Susan Farley
World premiere
Astro – Minstrelsy or
The Chronicles of Cardigan and Khente
Writer/Director Lab, Soho rep, NYC
Wednesday, January 23rd at 7:30 PM
Saturday, January 26th at 7:30 PM
Writing by Daaimah Mubashshir
direction, Sound design and set design by Raja feather kelly
Photo by Kevin J. Frest
World Premiere
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THE good swimmer
Brooklyn academy of music (bam), nyc
november 28 - December 1, 2019
part of the 2018 Next wave festival
produced by kiwi productions
Music by Heidi Rosewald
lyrics by donna di Novelli
Direction by kevin Newbury
musical direction by Marty beller
set design by victoria “vita” tzykun
costume design by david C. Woolard
lighting design by eric southern
sound design by brandon wolcott
video design by greg Emetaz
arrangements by heidi rosewald & marc doten
orchestrations by dana lyn
Photo by James Matthew Daniel
World premiere
FIReflies
atlantic theater company, nyc
september 26 - November 11, 2018
linda gross theater
writing by donja love
direction by Saheem ali
Scenic Design by arnulfo maldonado
costume design by dede Ayite
Lighting design by david Weiner
Sound and Orig. Music by justin Ellington
Projection design by Alex Basco Koch
stage management by Cody Renard Richard
Asst. Stage Management by Sara Sahin
photo by Ahron R. Foster
World Premiere
The House that will not stand
new york theatre workshop, nyc
July 11- august 19, 2018
writing by marcus gardley
direction by lileana blain-cruz
scenic design by adam rigg
lighting design by yi Zhao
sound design & orig. music by justin ellington
hair and wig design by cookie jordan
dialect and vocal coaching by dawn-elin fraser
stage management by terri k. kohler
photo by Joan Marcus
Lempicka
Williamstown theatre festival, williamstown, ma
July 20 - August 1, 2018
writing by carson kreitzer
direction by rachel chavkin
music by matt Gould
scenic design by Riccardo hernandez
costume design by Montana levi Blanco
Lighting desgin by bradley King
Sound design by Nevin Steinberg
music Direction by Charity Wicks
Photo by Carolyn Brown
World Premiere
Electric Lucifer
The kitchen, nyc
January 9- 13, 2018
writing & Direction by Jim Findlay
music & lyrics by Bruce Haack
Musical adaptation & orig. music by Philip white
set & Video Design by Jeff Sugg and Jim findlay
costume desIgn by EnveR Chakartash &
Carter Kidd
Lighting design by masha tsimring
sound design by philip white
dramaturgy by Ian belton
PHoto by Paula Court
world premiere
GURLS
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
October 6-14, 2017
Lewis center for the arts, Wallace Theater
writing by branden jacobs-jenkins
direction by lileana blain-cruz
set design by Adam Rigg
Costume design by Montana levi blanco
Lighting Design by yi zhao
sound design by palmer hefferran
video by david bengali
Photo by Larry Levanti & Yi Zhao
Freedom Riders: the civil rights musical
acorn theatre, NYC
august 1-5, 2017
part of the 2017 New york musical festival
writing by richard allen
music and Lyrics by richard allen & taran gray direction by whtney white
musical direction by steven Cuevas
scenic design by niko rabbitt
costume design by bradley lock
lighting design by Kate McGee
Sound design by ken goodwin
stage management by kelly Hardy
Photo by Blue Fairy Photography
Everyday Afroplay
Jack, Brooklyn, NY
April 27-30, 2017
Produced by John del Gaudio
Writing and direction by Daaimah Mubashshir
Movement and Direction By RajA Feather Kelly
Additional Co-Direction by anne Cecelia haney, Emilyn Kowaleski, Charles Quittner, Alex Tobey & Kat yen
lighting design by megan lang
Sound design by daniela hart
Dramaturgy by Stephen christensen
Production management by ann marie dorr
Stage management by Stephanie oliver
Photo by Kelly Stuart
EVERYBODY
signature theatre, nyc
January 31 - March 19, 2017
the irene diamond stage
writing by branden jacobs-jenkins
direction by lila neugebauer
scenic design by Laura Jellinek
costume Design by Gabriel Berry
lighting design by Matt Frey
sound design & orig. music by brandon wolcott
stage management by Amanda Spooner
Casting by Telsey + Company
PHOTO BY MONIQUE CARBONI
Funny house of a negro
Signature theatre, NYC
may 3 - June 12, 2016 (extended until june 19th)
Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre
writing by adrienne Kennedy
direction by lila neugebauer
Scenic Design by Mimi lien
costume design by kaye voyce
lighting design by mark Barton
sound design & orig music by brandon wolcott
aerial effects by Paul rubin
stage management by marisa levy
Photo by Monique Carboni
The Death of the last black man in the whole entire world (aka the Negro book of the dead)
Signature theatre, nyc
October 25 - december 18, 2016
The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre
writing by Suzan-lori Parks
direction by lileana blain-cruz
Scenic Design by Riccardo Hernandez
costume design by montana levi blanco
lighting design by yi Zhao
sound design by palmer hefferan
aerial effects by paul rubin
projection design by hannah wasileski
wig design by cookie jordan
stage management by Terri K. Kohler
Photo by Joan MarcUS