Cast Set for brownsville song (b-side for tray) at Off-Broadway's LCT3

The cast is now set for the New York premiere of Kimber Lee's brownsville song (b-side for tray). Sheldon Best, Sun Mee Chomet, Lizan Mitchell, Chris Myers and Taliyah Whitaker will star in the LCT3 production. The play, directed by Patricia McGregor, will run from October 4 through November 16 at Lincoln Center’s Claire Tow Theater. Opening night is set for October 20.

Best’s previous New York stage credits include The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner, The Box: A Black Comedy, Romeo N’ Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Geek!. Chomet has appeared previously in regional productions including Dirt Sticks, Othello, How to Be a Korean Woman, The Intelligent Homosexual, Elemeno Pea and Metamorphoses. Mitchell’s Broadway credits include Electra, having Our Stay, So Long on Lonely Street; off-Broadway, she has been seen in Cell, Rosmersholm and Gum. Myers returns off-Broadway after receiving an Obie earlier this year for An Octoroon; additional credits include Honky, Alondra Was Here and Phoebe in Winter. Whitaker is a series regular on Wally Kazam; she has also appeared on the small screen in Team UmiZoomi, Odd Squad and Sesame Street.

The play tells the story of the family of Tray (Best), a spirited 17-year-old whose life is cut short, as they navigate their grief and find hope together.

brownsville song (b-side for tray) will feature sets by Andromache Chalfant, costumes by Dede Ayite, lighting design by Jiyoun Chang, sound design by Asa Wember and choreography by Paloma McGregor.