About The Brother/Sister Plays: Part One
Everything you need to know about the show.
The Story
How far will fast, beautiful Oya go to make a mark in the world? In the Red and Brown Water is the intoxicating story that charts a young girl’s thrust into womanhood and her subsequent fall into the murky waters of life.
The Brother Sister Plays are a trilogy of modern-day stories of kinship, love, heartache and coming of age centered around an extended family and community in the Bayou.
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Theater
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Anspacher Theater at Joseph Papp Public Theater
Water Fountain
Available in the lobby.
Hearing Assistance
Please ask front of house staff when you arrive.
Elevators and Escalators
Elevators are available with access to every level.
Restrooms
Restrooms on the first floor. For accessible restrooms, please see an usher.
Coat Check
Available occasionally in the winter months. Cash only.
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425 Lafayette Street
New York, NY 10003
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Cast & Creative
The current cast and creative team of the show.
Cast
Sterling K. Brown
Shango
Kimberly Hebert Gregory
Aunt Elegua
The Egungun
Andre Holland
Elegba
Marc Damon Johnson
Ogun Size
The Man From State/ O Li Roon
Nikiya Mathis
Shun
Kianne Muschett
Oya
Mama Moja/Nia
Creative
Written by
Tarell Alvin McCraney
Director
Tina Landau