Exodus saga,
Pass Over follows Moses and Kitch, two young Black men who dream of an existence beyond their street corner. After premiering at Chicagoâs Steppenwolf Theatre Company, the play opened Off-Broadway in 2018 as part of Lincoln Center Theater's LCT3 programming. A few months prior, a film version of the Chicago staging, directed by Spike Lee, debuted at Sundance Film Festival. It is now available to stream as an Amazon Prime original.
Namir Smallwood and Gabriel Ebert
Jeremy Daniel
As
previously announced, Nwandu has modified the play between its iterations. "Though much about
Pass Over remains a lament over the lives of Black people stolen too soon, I am happy to confirm that my team and I, along with our producers, are presenting a new version that centers the health, hope, and joy of our audiences, especially Black people,â the playwright said in an earlier statement. âWe are reuniting to envision this play again, to tell a version of the story on Broadway where Moses and Kitch both survive their encounter with white oppression.â