The playwright is the award-winning co-creator and performer of the Off-Broadway and internationally acclaimed hit In the Continuum. Directed by Liesl Tommy, the Eclipsed cast features Woolly Mammoth Company members Jessica Frances Dukes and Dawn Ursula, with Uzo Aduba, Ayesha Ngaujah and Liz Femi Wilson.
Eclipsed runs to Sept. 28 in Washington, DC. Previews began Aug. 31.
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According to production notes, "The captive wives (Uzo Aduba, Liz Femi Wilson) of a Liberian rebel officer form a hardscrabble sisterhood, their lives set on a nightmarish detour by civil war. With the arrival of a new girl who can read (Ayesha Ngaujah), the return of a wife who has become a soldier (Jessica Frances Dukes), and the appearance of an aide worker (Dawn Ursula) — their possibilities are quickly transformed. Drawing on reserves of wit and compassion, these defiant survivors ask: when the fog of battle lifts, could a different destiny emerge?"
Artistic director Howard Shalwitz stated, "Woolly is proud to launch this sharp-edged, surprisingly humorous and emotionally powerful new play — which makes a universal statement about the impact of war and the resilience of individuals who forge a vision of the future in the face of the cruelest circumstances. Eclipsed will launch Woolly's 30th season of plays about big topics and pressing conversations about the world we live in."
photo by Craig Schwartz |
The production and design team for Eclipsed includes Daniel Ettinger (set design), Kathleen Geldard (costume design), Colin K. Bills (lighting design), Veronika Vorel (sound design), Jennifer Sheetz (properties), Tonya Beckman Ross (dialect coach) and John Gurski (fight choreographer).
Woolly Mammoth is located at 641 D Street, NW (7th & D) in Washington, DC. For more information, visit woollymammoth.net.