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
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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 agai
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Antoinette Chinonye Nwandu s acclaimed drama
Pass Over will be the show that reopens Broadway s August Wilson Theatre, with exact dates to be announced.
The production, a transfer of the 2018 Lincoln Center Theater/LCT3 staging, will once again be directed by Danya Taymor, with a creative team that includes Wilson Chin (set), Sarafina Bush (costumes), Marcus Doshi (lighting), and Justin Ellington (sound). Casting is by Daniel Swee. It will be produced by Matt Ross, Jujamcyn Theaters, Lincoln Center Theater, Concord Theatricals, Renee Montgomery, Blair Underwood, Madeleine Foster Bersin, and Antoinette Chinonye Nwandu.
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Pass Over, Moses and Kitch stand around on the corner talking smack, passing the time, and hoping that today a miracle will come. A provocative mash-up of
âPass Over,â About Black Men Trapped by Dread, Heads to Broadway
The play, by Antoinette Chinonye Nwandu, has previously been staged at several prominent theaters and filmed by Spike Lee for Amazon.
From left, Gabriel Ebert (in the background), Jon Michael Hill and Namir Smallwood in âPass Overâ Off Broadway.Credit.Jeremy Daniel
May 4, 2021
âPass Over,â a searing play about two Black men trapped by existential dread in a world where too many of their peers have been killed by police, is coming to Broadway.
A team of producers who include the playwright, Antoinette Chinonye Nwandu, said Tuesday that they would mount a new version of the play at the August Wilson Theater on Broadway later this year. The production will be directed by Danya Taymor.