Russell Hornsby, Chanté Adams & More to Star in Off-Broadway Revival of Seven Guitars at LCT

The cast and creative team are complete for the upcoming off-Broadway production of August Wilson's Seven Guitars, directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson, who won a Tony Award for appearing in the original production of the piece. The play will begin performances at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater on November 5 with an official opening night set for November 23.

The cast includes Chanté Adams as Ruby, Jason Dirden as Canewell, Russell Hornsby as Floyd "Schoolboy" Barton, Kristolyn Lloyd as Vera, Michael Potts as Red Carter, Roslyn Ruff as Louise and John Douglas Thompson as Hedley. Taylor Elise Jackson, Warner Miller, Simone Moore and Kevyn Morrow round out the cast as understudies.

Adams performed on Broadway in Skeleton Crew, directed by Santiago-Hudson. Dirden appeared on Broadway in A Raisin in the Sun and Wilson’s Fences. Hornsby appeared as Lyons in the film adaptation of Fences. Last season, Lloyd was seen in Liberation on Broadway. Potts appeared in HBO’s The Wire and on Broadway in the Wilson plays Jitney and The Piano Lesson among others. Ruff has been directed by Santiago-Hudson in both The Piano Lesson and Seven Guitars. Thompson starred in Jitney on Broadway, directed by Santiago-Hudson.

The creative team includes choreographer Kenneth L. Roberson, scenic designer Michael Carnahan, costume designer Karen Perry, lighting designer Rui Rita, sound designer Justin Ellington and hair and wig designer Nikiya Mathis. Junior Mack will compose original music for the revival.

Set in 1940s Pittsburgh, Wilson’s haunting drama follows blues musician Floyd “Schoolboy” Barton, a man determined to win back the woman he loves and build a future beyond the limitations of Black life in America. As his friends gather and stories about Barton flow, what emerges is a richly layered portrait of masculinity and ambition, artistry, community and the collective weight of dreams deferred.