Dontrell, Who Kissed The Sea at Pegasus Theatre Chicago

Chicago - Pegasus Theatre Chicago is proud to announce Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea, July 11 - August 18, written by Nathan Alan Davis and directed by Pegasus’ Executive and Producing Director ILesa Duncan, at Chicago Dramatists, 798 N. Aberdeen. Previews are Thursday, July 11 and Friday, July 12 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, July 13 at 2:30 and 7 p.m. The performance schedule is Fridays at 7 p.m., Saturdays at 2:30 and 7 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m.  Tickets are on sale now for $15 - $30 at PegasusTheatreChicago.org.  

Blending poetry, humor, wordplay and ritual, Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea is a  hero’s quest to explore the journey to redeem history’s misdeeds. Eighteen-year-old Dontrell Jones the Third decides his duty and destiny is to venture into the Atlantic Ocean in search of an ancestor lost during the Middle Passage. However, his family is not at all ready to abandon their prized son to the waters of a mysterious and haunting past. 

The cast of Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea includes Blake Dupree (Dontrell); David Goodloe (Dad); Maya Abram (Mom); Aja Singletary (Shea); Aundria TraNay (Danielle);  Zay Williams (Robby) and Emma Wineman (Erika).

The production team includes ILesa Duncan (director);  India Burton (associate director), Wynn Lee (scenic); Brenden Marble (lights); Eme Ospina-Lopez (projections); Chris Kriz (sound); Paloma Locsin (props); Emma Brandenburger (costumes); Tanji Harper (choreography);  Maya V. Prentiss (Intimacy Coordinator), Faramade Oladapo (Yoruba Consultant); Caitlyn Birmingham (stage manager) and Addoris Davis (production manager).