Direct from a smash-hit run at The Public Theater, AIN’T NO MO’ dares to ask the incendiary question, “What if the U.S. government offered Black Americans one-way plane tickets to Africa?” The answer is the high-octane new comedy from the mischievous mind of playwright Jordan E. Cooper.
Moving faster than a transatlantic jet plane, this unprecedented, unpredictable comedy speeds through the turbulent skies of being Black in today’s America.
Brilliantly blending sketch, satire, avant garde theater, and a dose of drag, AIN’T NO MO’ will leave you crying with laughter—and thinking through the tears.
So put your tray tables in the upright position. Enjoy your flight. And never look back.
“Ain’t No Mo’,” an over-the-top satire that aims to tickle, shock and draw blood, imagines an America in which all Black people are being flown to Africa. But it’s not a direct flight. There are stops at a Black church, an abortion clinic, a TV studio, a mansion, a prison, and finally, at African American Airlines, Gate 1619 (the date of the first Black slaves in the New World.) The gate agent is named Peaches; she is wearing a red pantsuit uniform and flowing pink tresses, and is portrayed by Jordan E. Cooper, who at 27 is making his Broadway debut as both actor and playwright.
On Broadway the word new is relative. According to the Tony Awards, a new play can be one that had its world premiere Off Broadway or elsewhere around the world a year, two or three ago. According to that definition, “Ain’t No Mo’” is not only the most audacious new play to open on Broadway in 2022. It is also the best new play to open on Broadway this year.
2019 | Off-Broadway |
The Public Theater World Premiere Off-Broadway |
2022 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
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2023 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Costume Design of a Play | Emilio Sosa |
2023 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Wig and Hair | Mia M. Neal |
2023 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Jordan E. Cooper |
2023 | Tony Awards | Best Costume Design of a Play | Emilio Sosa |
2023 | Tony Awards | Best Direction of a Play | Stevie Walker-Webb |
2023 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Jordan E. Cooper |
2023 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play | Crystal Lucas-Perry |
2023 | Tony Awards | Best Play | Ain't No Mo |
2023 | Tony Awards | Best Sound Design of a Play | Jonathan Deans |
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