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Photos: Ife Olujobi's JORDANS Celebrates Opening Night at the Public Theater

Jordans will run through May 12, 2024.

By: Apr. 25, 2024
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Just last night, the Public Theater celebrated opening night of the world premiere of JORDANS written by Emerging Writers Group alumnus and Creatives Rebuild New York artist-in-residence Ife Olujobi and directed by Obie Award winner Whitney White. The production will run through Sunday, May 12 in the LuEsther Hall.

A bitingly funny, wildly imaginative new play by Ife Olujobi, JORDANS is a piercing exploration of assimilation, racial capitalism, success, and survival. At an overwhelmingly white workplace where appearance is everything, a long-suffering receptionist finds herself in personal, professional, and psychic jeopardy when her ruthless boss hires a hip new employee in an effort to improve the company’s image and “culture.” Suddenly, the two young, Black social climbers are forced together and torn apart by their race, ambition, and otherworldly circumstances. JORDANS is a story of identity mistaken, power subverted, and rage unleashed. Don’t miss this bold new play directed by Obie Award winner Whitney White about the true cost of “diversity” in the workplace.

The cast of JORDANS includes Brontë England-Nelson (Emma and others), Britt Faulkner (Understudy), Quinn M. Johnson (Understudy), Devin Kessler (Understudy), Naomi Lorrain (Jordan), Brian Muller (Fletcher and others), Toby Onwumere (1.Jordan), Matthew Russell (Fletcher and others), Ryan Spahn (Ryan and others), Meg Steedle (Maggie and others), Kai Thomani Tshikosi (Understudy), and Kate Walsh (Hailey).

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Kate Walsh

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Brian Muller

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Toby Onwumere

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Naomi Lorrain

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Ryan Spahn

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Matthew Russell

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Matthew Russell

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Quinn M. Johnson

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Britt Faulkner

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Britt Faulkner

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Kai Thomani Tshikosi

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Whitney White

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Bronte England-Nelson

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Bronte England-Nelson

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Meg Steedle

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Meg Steedle

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Jerrica D. White

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Jerrica D. White

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Matt Saunders

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Kelsey Rainwater

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Matt Saunders, Whitney White

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Jerrica D. White, Ife Olujobi, Whitney White

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Jerrica D. White, Ife Olujobi, Naomi Lorrain, Whitney White

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Ife Olujobi

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Ife Olujobi

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Matthew Russell, Meg Steedle, Bronte England-Nelson, Ryan Spahn, Kate Walsh, Naomi Lorrain, Toby Onwumere, Brian Muller

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Kai Thomani Tshikosi, Britt Faulkner, Quinn M. Johnson, Matthew Russell, Meg Steedle, Bronte England-Nelson, Ryan Spahn, Kate Walsh, Naomi Lorrain, Toby Onwumere, Brian Muller, Devin Kessler

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Britt Faulkner, Quinn M. Johnson, Bronte England-Nelson, Ryan Spahn, Meg Steedle, Matthew Russell, Kate Walsh, Whitney White, Ife Olujobi, Naomi Lorrain, Toby Onwumere, Oskar Eustis, Brian Muller, Devin Kessler, Kai Thomani Tshikosi, Jerrica D. White

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Devin Kessler

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Devin Kessler

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Devin Kessler, Heather Alicia Simms, Whitney White

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Ife Olujobi, Whitney White

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Ife Olujobi, Whitney White

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Devin Kessler, Kai Thomani Tshikosi, Britt Faulkner

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Cat Cohen

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Sean Griffin

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Lee Kinney, Matt Saunders

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Anna Crivelli

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Cha See

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Cha See, Margaret Odette

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