An Octaroon
By Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Directed by Joanna Settle
March 16, 2016 – April 10, 2016
By Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Directed by Joanna Settle
March 16, 2016 – April 10, 2016
Obie Award-winning playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins takes the plot of Dion Boucicault’s 1859 antebellum melodrama, The Octoroon, and smashes it with a 21st century sensibility. Presented through the eyes of the onstage playwright BJJ, this pre-Civil War tale set in the Deep South tells of a slave owner’s affections for a woman whose blood is one-eighth Black. Ignited by Joanna Settle’s bold direction, the production will feature choreography and original music by ILL DOOTS to create a theatrical event that is equally hilarious and moving, subversive and provocative. The Wilma’s An Octoroon promises to be ripe for audience conversation around race in today’s society, and the role that theater plays with this dialogue.
CAST
Aaron Bell - Brer Rabbit/Captain Ratts
Taysha Canales - Dido
Jaylene Clark Owens - Minnie
James Ijames - BJJ
Justin Jain - Assistant/Pete/Paul
Alina John - Grace
Maggie Johnson - Dora
Campbell O’Hare - Zoe
Ed Swidey - Playwright/Wahnotee/LaFouche
Aaron Bell - Brer Rabbit/Captain Ratts
Taysha Canales - Dido
Jaylene Clark Owens - Minnie
James Ijames - BJJ
Justin Jain - Assistant/Pete/Paul
Alina John - Grace
Maggie Johnson - Dora
Campbell O’Hare - Zoe
Ed Swidey - Playwright/Wahnotee/LaFouche
PRODUCTION TEAM
Matt Saunders - Set Designer
Tilly Grimes - Costume Designer
Thom Weaver - Lighting Designer
Zachary Beattie-Brown - Sound Designer
ILL DOOTS - Band
Ayo Jackson - Choreographer
Nell Bang-Jensen - Dramaturg/Casting Director
Patreshettarlini Adams - Stage Manager
Matt Saunders - Set Designer
Tilly Grimes - Costume Designer
Thom Weaver - Lighting Designer
Zachary Beattie-Brown - Sound Designer
ILL DOOTS - Band
Ayo Jackson - Choreographer
Nell Bang-Jensen - Dramaturg/Casting Director
Patreshettarlini Adams - Stage Manager
