A World Premiere
Co-Production with Passage Theatre

by Josh Wilder
directed by Jerrell L. Henderson

Cast

Fenton Li
John Wu
Chuja Seo
Linda Wu
Miriam White
Megan
Richard Bradford
Boodah
Jay Battle
Raheem
Mark Christie
Tommy
Justin Pietropaolo
Paul
Kendra Holloway
Cece

A layer of bulletproof glass won’t protect Superstar Chinese Take-Out owners from the gentrification consuming the Point Breeze neighborhood in South Philly. When a trendy food co-op opens nearby, the Wu’s and their customers initially see it as a hipster annoyance, but as tensions mount they begin to recognize the intrusion as an act of war. Tinged with genuine humor and pathos, Wilder’s play examines the very human consequences of neighborhood redevelopment -- who benefits and who gets chewed up and spit out?

by Idris Goodwin
directed by Ozzie Jones

Cast

Carlo Campbell
Verb
Kyle Glenn
Pinnacle
Bianca Sanchez
Peep One

Production Team

Idris Goodwin
Playwright
Larry Fowler
Composer
Ozzie Jones
Director
Apollo Weaver
Set Designer
Angela Myers
Lighting Designer
Natalia de la Torre
Costume Designer
Melissa Dunphy
Sound Designer
Emily Schuman
Properties Designer
Tom Helmer
Stage Manager
Jess DeStefano
Production Manager

Hype man Verb has been backing up front-man rapper Pinnacle since they were kids. Adding beatmaker Peep One to their group sparked a flame and now the interracial trio is flexing serious Hip-Hop muscle. But when an unarmed black teenager is shot by police, it forces the group to navigate issues of friendship and race. The latest from break beat poet and playwright Idris Goodwin (HOW WE GOT ON), HYPE MAN asks: what does it mean to be an ally, and who has the responsibility to speak up in the face of social injustice?

Kate Henderson
Assistant Stage Manager
John Kolbinski
Audio Technician
Elliot Konstant
Master Electrician