Mad Cow Theatre has announced the cast and creative team for the haunting contemporary drama The Brothers Size, which will take the Zehngebot-Stonerock Theatre stage June 10, 2016 as the eighth production of Mad Cow Theatre's Season 19.
Writer
Tarell Alvin McCraney's The Brothers Size - described by the Chicago Tribune as "the greatest piece of writing by a playwright under 30 in a generation or more" - combines modern rhythms with age-old West African myths to tell the story of Size brothers: the hard-working Ogun, an auto mechanic, and the aimless Oshoosi, a recent parolee. When Oshoosi's prison-mate Elegba brings complications into their lives, The Brothers Size becomes a tale that explores the impermanence of freedom and the need to belong somewhere, to something, to someone.
McCraney is a Florida native who graduated from Miami's New World School of the Arts. He received the
Cole Porter Playwriting Award at the Yale School of Drama in 2007, the year The Brothers Size received its world premiere at New York's Public Theater. McCraney, whose plays also have been produced at
Steppenwolf Theatre, the
Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal Court, became a member of the Steppenwolf ensemble in 2010.
At Mad Cow Theatre, the cast of The Brothers Size features Jim Braswell* (Yellowman) as Ogun Size, Stelson Telfort as Oshoosi Size, and
Clinton Harris* (Ain't Misbehavin', Dreamgirls, The Mountaintop) as Elegba.
Director
Bobbie Bell (Clybourne Park, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, August: Osage County) directs Avenue Q. Scenic design is by Eric C. Craft, lighting design is by Erin Miner (Long Day's Journey into Night, You Can't Take It with You, Dinner with Friends), and costume design is by Laura
Irene Young.
*Members of Actor's Equity Association Press Approved Files - Press/social media approved image files for The Brothers Size will be
available here no later than May 28. Full production images will be available no later than June 8. If you need any assistance or have any other media related questions about Mad Cow Theatre, please contact our Marketing Department via email at
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The Brothers Size runs from June 10-July 10, 2016 in the Zehngebot-Stonerock Theatre at Mad Cow Theatre, 54 West Church Street (second floor) in downtown Orlando (
Click here for directions). Performances are at 8:00 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays and at 3:00 p.m. on Sundays, with additional performances Saturday June 18 at 3:00 p.m.
Opening Night is Friday, June 10 at 8:00 p.m. This performance will be followed by Mad Cow's traditional champagne reception in the lobby.
Preview Performances are June 8 & 9 at 8:00 p.m.
Pay-what-you-wish night: The final week of each production in the Zehngebot-Stonerock Theatre includes a discounted Wednesday night performance. The pay-what-you-wish night for The Brothers Size is July 6 at 8 p.m. Audiences members may reserve a ticket in advance for $18, or pay what they wish at the door. Pay-what-you-wish seating has limited availability.
A Saturday matinee has been added for each show this season. The Saturday matinee for The Brothers Size will be at 3:00 p.m. on June 18. All drinks will be half price at the bar.
Talkbacks take place after each Thursday and Sunday performance. Talkbacks are free to audience members, and the public may attend at no extra cost.
Regular performance tickets are $38. Preview tickets are $15. Tickets are available online at
madcowtheatre.com or by calling the Mad Cow Theatre box office at
407-297-8788 ext. 1.
Other discounts for students and active military apply. More information is available online on our
Savings Programs page. All tickets are subject to a $2 facility fee.
Students receive a $7 discount with ID.
Active Military receive a $10 discount with ID.
Seniors 65+ receive a $3 discount.
Group discounts are available for parties of 10 or more.
Student Groups of 10 or more are eligible for a 50% discount on full-price tickets.
Tickets may be purchased by calling Mad Cow Theatre's Box Office at
407.297.8788 ext. 1 by visiting
madcowtheatre.com. Copyright © 2016 Mad Cow Theatre Company, All rights reserved.
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