A winner of Amplify Series Two, Black Bone is a sharpA winner of Amplify Series Two, Black Bone is a sharp satirical fantasy that blurs the line between game show theatrics and real life. The play follows a group of Black academics at a predominantly white institution (PWI) who discover that one among them is "passing" as Black. Chaos quickly unfolds—mutiny erupts, panic spreads, and the consequences turn deadly. In a desperate bid for survival, we are posed with the question of how is Blackness defined or performed—and who gets to decide who’s in and who's out? Black Bone is dedicated in loving memory of Erica Faye Watson

CAST

Patrick Newson Jr. (WOODFENCE), Martasia Jones* (NELLA), Marlene Slaughter (KEISHA), Matthew Lolar-Johnson (CRUZ), Cynthia F. Carter (DEAN IVORY)


PRODUCTION TEAM

Carla Stillwell (Director), Michelle Renee Bester (Asst. Director), Zavarie Z. Irons (Production Manager), Ariel Beller* (Stage Manager), Lydia Moss (Dramaturg), Kotryna Hilko (Costume Designer), Maya Vinice Prentiss* (Fight & Intimacy Designer), Garrett Bell (Lighting Designer), Eme Ospina-Lopez (Projections Designer), Paloma Locsin (Props Designer), Isa Noe (Scenic Designer), Satya Chavez (Sound Designer/Orig. Music), Louis Lothan (Head Electrician), Jason Scott Clark (Technical Director), Kennedy Horton (Asst. Stage Manager), Emily Curran (Asst. Lighting Designer), Emmerich Mager (Asst. Sound Design/Orig. Music), Olivia Volk, Abby West (Scenic Charge), Andres Enriquez, Eileen Doan (Voice Over), Nygel Robinson (Voice Over & Musician)


*Definition Ensemble Member



Photos by Joe Mazza | Brave Lux