Basement Arts Proudly Presents IN THE RED AND BROWN WATER

"Come down peace, come down night, cover over Oya girl, make her world alright"

Basement Arts proudly presents Tarell McCraney's In the Red and Brown Water December 14th at 7 PM, December 15th at 9:30 PM, and December 16th at 7 PM.  All performances are free to the public and take place in Studio One (room 1415 of the Walgreen Drama Center on The University of Michigan's North Campus). Directions to the Walgreen Drama Center can be found here.

IN THE RED AND BROWN WATER is a "fast and loose play" that centers around Oya and the community that surrounds, challenges and supports her through tough choices between dreams of escape and realities of responsibility. Oya's story is an intoxicating one of a young girl thrust into womanhood and her subsequent fall into the murky waters of life.

Told through the converging lenses of traditional Yoruban culture and pre-Katrina rural Louisiana, In the Red and Brown Water follows Oya, a promising young track star, as she is forced into difficult decisions far beyond her years. This beautifully lyrical play explores the voices of a community and the individuals within it as they invite us into their world to not only watch but be a part of Oya's journey through maturity.

Basement Arts presents In the Red and Brown Water by Tarell Alvin McCraney - Production Team: Rennia Rodney (Oya), Tara Stallion (Mama Moja), Aaron Huey (Elegba), Kortez Brinson (Ogun), Eddie Williams (Shango), AnnEliza Canning Skinner (Aunt Elegua), Alex Sherwin (O Li Roon), Dana Pitman (Nia), Lauren Balone (Shun), Anthony Coffie (Egungun), Leia Squillace (Director), Amelia Dahmer (Stage Manager), Noah Weisbart (Music Consultant / Composer), Keem Avraham (Directing Consultant), Greg Strasser (Dramaturg), Addison Thalhamer (Technical Director / Scenic Consultant), Isabelle Molnar (Costume Consultant), Chris Van Winkle (Movement Consultant), Joseph Howard (Lighting Designer), Nick Shafer (Technical Assistant), and Martijn Appelo (Technical Assistant).

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