Complete Casting Announced for Public's The Good Negro

Complete casting has been announced for The Public Theater’s upcoming production of Tracey Scott Wilson’s The Good Negro, which returns to the company after a successful run last season at Public LAB. Directed by Liesl Tommy, the show begins previews March 3 with opening set for March 16. The Good Negro plays through April 5.

The cast for The Good Negro will feature Joniece Abbott-Pratt Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married?, Francois Battiste Broadway’s Prelude to a Kiss, J. Bernard Calloway “Rescue Me”, Quincy Dunn-Baker Romeo and Juliet at Shakespeare in the Park, Erik Jensen Spain at MCC, LeRoy McClain Cymbeline at Lincoln Center, Curtis McClarin King Hedley II at Signature, Rachel Nicks Life Support and Brian Wallace A Christmas Carol at Trinity Rep.

A new play, the show rips through the pages of history to uncover the human story at the heart of the 1960s American Civil Rights movement. In the increasingly hostile South, tensions build as a trio of emerging black leaders attempts to conquer their individual demons amidst death threats from the Klan and wire taps by the FBI. Through personal and intimate stories inspired by the political upheavals of the era, The Good Negro examines the human frailties behind the historic headlines.

The production will feature scenic and costume design by Clint Ramos, lighting design by Lap Chi Chu and sound design by Daniel Baker, and is produced in association with the Dallas Theater Center.