HANG TIME
WORLD PREMIERE
MAR 15 - APR 3, 2023
Written and Directed by Zora Howard
Three men chew the fat under an old, wide tree. In HANG TIME, we peek into the interiority – the great loves and bitter blues – of Black men in America. Setting the romantic and the macabre in sharp relief, HANG TIME invites the viewer to envisage the living Black body triumphant over the legacy of violence that it holds.
Written and directed by Pulitzer Prize Finalist Zora Howard in her directorial debut, HANG TIME is a deeply moving and subversive work not to be missed in a strictly limited engagement at The Flea this spring.
“undoubtedly moving...a masterwork of small intricacies….Howard, who wrote and directed this production, certainly knows how to make an impression."
— The New York Times
"The writing is bleak and colorful and gorgeous enough for poetry."
— Lighting & Sound America
"a powerfully evocative performance piece...HANG TIME is filled with the magic of theatre….Directors like Zora Howard are rare – and wonderful."
— New York Theatre Wire
"a startling and stunning tableau...an absolutely heart-wrenching and hauntingly beautiful experience."
— The Front Row Center
BLOOD
Cecil Blutcher
BIRD
Dion Graham
SLIM
Akron Watson
UNDERSTUDY
Aaron Morton
CAST
PLAYWRIGHT, DIRECTOR, AND PRODUCER
Zora Howard
CO-PRODUCER
WACO Theater Center
SCENIC DESIGNER
Neal Wilkinson
LIGHTING DESIGNER
Reza Behjat
COSTUME DESIGNER
Dominique Fawn Hill
SOUND DESIGNER
Megan Culley
MOVEMENT DIRECTOR
Charlie Oates
CASTING
Stephanie Yankwitt, CSA, tbd casting co.
PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER
Beatrice Pérez-Arche
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER
Sydnei Williams
