We all know The NOLA Project loves to bard so hard, but we also love a spin on Shakespeare.
In James Ijames’ (WHITE) delectably comic, Pulitzer Prize-winning reinvention of HAMLET, what starts as a boisterous barbecue quickly turns into a haunting examination of love, loss, pain and joy.
FAT HAM will be presented at Dillard University's Cook Theater. Please note this production contains adult content and is intended for mature audiences.
MEET THE WRITER
James Ijames
James Ijames is a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, a director and educator.
James is the 2011 F. Otto Haas Award for an Emerging Artist recipient, and two Barrymore Awards for Outstanding Direction of a Play for THE BROTHERS SIZE and GEM. James is a 2015 Pew Fellow for Playwriting, the 2015 winner of the Terrance McNally New Play Award for WHITE, the 2015 Kesselring Honorable Mention Prize winner for ....MIZ MARTHA, a 2017 recipient of the Whiting Award, a 2019 Kesselring Prize for KILL MOVE PARADISE, a 2020 and 2022 Steinberg Prize, the 2022 Pulitzer Prize in Drama recipient and a 2023 Tony nominee for Best Play for FAT HAM.
He received a B.A. in Drama from Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA and a M.F.A. in Acting from Temple University in Philadelphia, PA. James an Associate Professor of Theatre at Villanova University. He resides in South Philadelphia.
Tickets:
$55 - Premier Seating
$35 - Adult
$25 - Theatre Industry
Ticketing Notes:
Online ticket sales end two hours prior to performances. If you wish to purchase tickets less than two hours prior to a show, you will need to do so in person at the show venue.
Cast:
Juicy - Rayshaughn Armant, Colby Muse†*
Tedra - Delphine J.
Pap/Rev - Justin William Davis
Opal - Condoleezza Semien†
Larry - Wayland Cooper
Rabby - Riga Ruby
Tio - Jordan Melancon†
Production Team:
Director - Tenaj Wallace
Production Manager - Tova Steele
Stage Manager - Kamiah Turner†
Assistant Stage Manager - Derrion Jacobs†
Costume Designer - Jazzmyne Cry
Dance Choreographers - Chanice Holmes†, Condoleezza Semien†
Fight Choreographer - Alex Martinez Wallace
Lighting Designer - Hilary Nguyen
Musical Director - Ken Goode
Props Designer - Olivia Winter
Scenic Designer - Christopher Rodriguez Jr.
Sound Designers - Kaelyn Bailey, Amara Skinner
Technical Director - Joan Long
Light Board Operator - Binaere Igbaseimokumo†
†Dillard University student
*Understudy performing 1/30
