Roundabout announces cast of Too Heavy For Your Pocket

The Roundabout Theatre Company has announced casting for the first production of its 2017-2018 Roundabout Underground season at the Blackbox Theatre within the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre.

Written by Jiréh Breon Holder and directed by Margot Borderlon, Too Heavy For Your Pocket begins previews on September 15, 2017, before an official opening on October 5 and a limited engagement through to November 19, 2017.

The cast includes (in alphabetical order) Eboni Flowers (as Evelyn Brandon), Hampton Fluker (as Tony Carter), Brandon Gill (as Bowzie Brandon), and Nneka Okafor (Sally-Mae Carter).

Synopsis: "Too Heavy For Your Pocket takes us back to Nashville in the summer of 1961. The Freedom Riders are embarking on a courageous journey into the Deep South. When 20-year-old Bowzie Brandon gives up a life-changing college scholarship to join the movement, he'll have to convince his loved ones—and himself—that shaping his country's future might be worth jeopardizing his own."

The creative team behind Too Heavy For Your Pocket has also been announced and features scenic design by Reid Thompson, costume design by Valérie Thérèse Bart, lighting design by Jiyoun Chang and sound design by Ian Scot.

The second and final production of its 2017-2018 Roundabout Underground season is the New York premiere of Bobbie Clearly, written by Alex Lubischer and directed by Will Davis. Previews will begin on March 8, 2018, before an official opening on April 3 and a limited engagement through to May 20, 2018.

Synopsis: "Bobbie killed Casey in the middle of a cornfield in Milton, Nebraska. Two years later, Milton's residents are ready to tell you their side(s) of the story. This comedy-about-a-tragedy pushes the boundaries of Roundabout's Black Box Theatre, with a sprawling cast of eccentric characters and an ambitious narrative that pulls back the husk of rural life."

Casting and creative team information for Bobbie Clearly will be announced at a later date.