Booking to March 29, 2020
A pretty woman wakes up with a start in her bedroom as if waking from a disturbing dream. She looks around, realizes she is in her own home and crawls out of bed to begin her day.
Playwrights Horizons continues its 2018-2019 off-Broadway season with the world premiere of If Pretty Hurts Ugly Must Be a Muhfucka, written by Tori Sampson and directed by Liesl Tommy.
Performances are staged at Playwrights Horizons' Mainstage Theater.
(Photos by Joan Marcus)
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Running time:
1hr 30mins (no intermission)
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In the village of Affreakah-Amirrorkah, no one questions that Akim is the one true, perfect beauty – not even her jealous classmates. But they’ll be damned before they let her be the leading lady in this story. A decidedly contemporary riff on a West African fable, Tori Sampson’s explosive epic is brimming with live music and dance, as these frenemies jockey for their rank in a culture built on ideals forever out of reach.
If Pretty Hurts Ugly Must Be a Muhfucka CAST AND CREATIVE
By:
Tori Sampson
Producer:
Playwrights Horizons
Director:
Leah C. Gardiner
Lighting:
Matt Frey
Sound:
Ian Scot
Design:
Louisa Thompson
Choreography:
Raja Feather Kelly
Costume:
Dede Ayite
Cast list:
Rotimi Agbabiaka (as Chorus), Maechi Aharanwa (as Ma), Jason Bowen (as Dad), Antoinette Crowe-Legacy (as Massassi), Leland Fowler (as Kasim), Níkẹ Uche Kadri (as Akim), Mirirai Sithole (as Adama), Phumzile Sitole (as Kaya), and Carla R. Stewart (as The Voice of the River)
Other info:
Hair & Wig Design by Cookie Jordan
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