The Brother/Sister Plays 2009

A trilogy of modern –day stories of kinship, love, heartache and coming of age centered around an extended family and community in the Bayou.



Part 1: In the Red and Brown Water

By Tarell Alvin McCraney

Directed by Tina Landau



How far will fast, beautiful Oya go to make a mark in the world? IN THE RED AND BROWN WATER is the intoxicating story that charts a young girl’s thrust into womanhood and her subsequent fall into the murky waters of life.



Part 2: The Brothers Size and

Marcus; or the Secret of Sweet

By Tarell Alvin McCraney

Directed by Robert O’Hara



Reconceived since it premiered as part of The Public’s 2007-2008 season, THE BROTHERS SIZE is a taut, rhythmic and playful drama that follows two brothers as they walk the line between law and liberty.



MARCUS; OR THE SECRET OF SWEET is a beautiful and touching tale of a young man’s awakening to his tenuous connections with his history, his friends, his sexuality and himself.