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A riotous theatrical event, Suzan-Lori Parks' play hums with the heartbeat of improvisational jazz.

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Performances ended on Dec. 18, 2016.

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About The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World

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The Story

A woman tries to feed her husband a fried drumstick. Dragons roam a flat earth. The last Black man in the whole entire world dies again. And again. Careening through memory and language, Parks explores and explodes archetypes of Black America with piercing insight and raucous comedy. 

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Previews: Oct 25, 2016 • Opening: Nov 13, 2016 • Closing: Dec 18, 2016
Off-Broadway Plays Drama

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Griffin Jewel Box Theatre at the Signature Center

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Assisted listening devices for each theater per ADA requirements. Devices can be found in the central lobby prior to every performance.

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Fully wheelchair accessible.

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New York, NY 10019
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Cast

Black Man with Watermelon
William DeMerritt
Voice on Thuh Tee V
Nike Kadri
es and Greens Black-Eyed Peas Cornbread
And Bigger and Bigger and Bigger
Julian Rozzell
Old Man River Jordan
Black Woman with Fried Drumstick
Mirirai
Prunes and Prisms
David Ryan Smith
Before Columbus
Jamar Williams
Lots of Grease and Lots of Pork
Amelia Workman
Queen-Then-Pharaoh Hatshepsut

Creative

Written by
Suzan-Lori Parks
Director
Lileana Blain-Cruz
Set Designer
Riccardo Hernandez
Costume Designer
Montana Levi Blanco
Lighting Designer
Yi Zhao
Sound Designer
Palmer Hefferan
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