In the Red and Brown Water

In the Red and Brown Water

November 9-16, 2012
Sprinter
Principal People: 

Co-directors Alvin Mayes and Scot Reese

Event Attributes

Estimated Length: 
2 hours including intermission
Program Notes: 

In the Red and Brown Water, the first work in Tarell Alvin McCraney’s The Brother/Sister Plays trilogy, draws on folk tales, Yoruba mythology and contemporary poets and playwrights to tell a coming-of-age story set in a Louisiana bayou housing project.

The main character, Oya, is a teenage sprinter looking for a way out of her limited circumstances. McCraney’s spare, muscular language and inventive approach elevates Oya’s ordinary life — and the lives of those around her — into a semi-mythic story of universally shared human experience.

Join the artists for a Talk Back after the November 13 performance. Join guest panelists Patricia Hill Collins, Walter Dallas and Jeffrey McCune for a post-performance discussion on November 14.

Promotional video