Ramona Keller & More Join Ensemble Group Universes for Party People Off-Broadway; Complete Cast Set

The cast is now set for the New York premiere of Universes’ Party People at the Public Theater. Among the names on board are Ramona Keller, Gizel Jimenez, Sophia Ramos and Horace V. Rogers. They join Universes’ Steven Sapp, Mildred Ruiz-Sapp and William Ruiz (a.k.a. Ninja) in the cast. The production, directed and developed by Liesl Tommy, will run off-Broadway from November 1 through December 4.

The award-winning ensemble Universes uses their fusion of theater, poetry, jazz, hip-hop, politics, down home blues and Spanish boleros to present a new work about the complicated legacies of the Black Panther Party and the Young Lords Org/Party.

Keller’s previous stage credits include Caroline, or Change, BKLYN and Smokey Joe’s Café; last year she and two of her Caroline, or Change castmates reunited for Little Shop of Horrors at City Center. Jimenez recently appeared as Anna in Frozen at Disney California Adventure, directed by Tommy. Ramos began her career as a rock singer in the ‘90s before appearing on stage in The Twelve and Love, Janis. Rogers’s Broadway credits include Kinky Boots, BKLYN and Tarzan.

Rounding out the company are Oberon K.A. Adjepong, Michael Elich, Christopher Livingston, Jesse J. Perez and Robynn Rodriguez. The production will feature sets and lighting design by Marcus Doshi, costumes by Meg Neville, sound design by Broken Chord and projection design by Sven Ortel. Opening night is set for November 15.