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416 West 42nd St, New York, NY 10036
Closed March 27, 2016
"Familiar" pitches tradition against assimilation, drawing a loving portrait of a family: the customs they keep, and the secrets they bury.
The New York Times
Following the success of her Broadway-bound play Eclipsed, Danai Gurira (Michonne on The Walking Dead) returns to New York with her new comedy Familiar. Centered on the rifts that open up in a Zimbabwean family over the course of a wedding weekend, it's a boisterous ensemble piece that explores racial and cultural divides with panache.
Helmed by Rebecca Traichmann, who also directed the play's Yale Rep premiere last year, the cast includes Rosalin Ruff (The Help, Fences), Ito Aghayere (Orange is the New Black) and Joby Earle (War Horse).
Born to Zimbawbean parents in Minnesota, Nyasha is the perfect portrait of assimilation. She's a successful lawyer and is set to be married to her human right activist fiancee Chris. Problems arise when the happy couple journey back to her family home, and Cherise insists the upcoming ceremony incorporates a traditional Zimbabwean custom. While she sees it as a way of honoring her African heritage, some of her relations view it as a unnecessary and very-un-American reminder of a past life. As cultural and family battle lines are drawn, the wedding teeters on the edge of collapse.
Previews from: 12 February 2016
Opening night: 3 March 2016
Recommended for ages 13+
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Ito Aghayere as Nyasha
Joby Earle as Chris
Melanie Nicholls-King as Margaret
Roslyn Ruff as Tendi
Harold Surratt as Donald
Myra Lucretia Taylor as Anne
Joe Tippett as Brad
Tamara Tunie as Marvelous
Written by Danai Gurira
Directed by Rebecca Taichman
Scenic Design by Clint Ramos
Costume Design by Susan Hilferty
Lighting Design by Tyler Micoleau
Sound Design by Darron L West
Production Stage Manager by Cole P. Bonenberger
Cultural respectful INTERESTING
Danai Gurira has captured what the African spirit looks like.
Gurira shows such love and respect for America and Africa in this play and pokes fun at both cultures. Good thing I had tissues in my bag as this play goes from laugh out loud moments to some teary truths. This is a beautiful story which teaches us to ac
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Nicola Quinn
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