The Public Theater has announced complete casting for Erika Dickerson-Despenza’s play Cullud Wattah. Performances begin November 2 ahead of a November 17 opening night. The complete cast includes the previously announced Crystal Dickinson as Marion, Lizan Mitchell as Big Ma, Andrea Patterson as Ainee, and Alicia Pilgrim as Plum, alongside the newly announced Lauren F. Walker as Reesee and Ta’Neesha Murphy, Jennean Farmer, and Chavez Ravine as understudies.
Erika Dickerson-Despenza’s new play, Cullud Wattah, is a gut-wrenching, soul-stirring, masterwork of a production and solidifies her influence in American theatre. The play, currently running at The Public Theater, gives formidable context to the devastating effects of the Flint, Michigan water crisis that began — as far as we know — in April 2014.