The Pulitzer Prize Finalist Yellowman makes its Orange County premiere this Fall at Chance Theater. A celebration of language and the human spirit, Yellowman is an exquisite and provocative exploration of the challenges of overcoming racism, class, biases, and prejudices inherited both from community and family. Alma, a dark-skinned African-American woman, and her childhood friend Eugene, a light-skinned African-American man, have been life-long friends yet when their friendship turns to love, the different colors of their skin raise obstacles that could be insurmountable.
- Dael Orlandersmith
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Ages: CONTAINS ADULT LANGUAGE
Chance Theater: Debut! Some theatre credits include: Die Mommie Die, Kirk Douglas Theater (Broadway World Nom.), Fences Dir. Wren T Brown, Booty Candy, Celebration Theater (Stage Raw Award Female Comedy Performance), U.S. Premiere of Athol Fugard’s Blue Iris, The Fountain Theater, Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner’s The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe: Revisited, LGTB Center, The Ovation Award-winning Women of Brewster Place, Dir. Michael Matthews, We Are Proud to Present a Presentation About the Herero of Namibia, (LA Drama Critics Circle Award), The Odyssey, directed by Mary Zimmerman, Alice in Wonderland, A Noise Within Theater. Some of her film and television appearances include: All Rise, Foster Boy, Blackish, VHYES, Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life, Ray Donovan, Weeds, The Rookie, Barbershop 2, Empire at Sea.
Dante is thrilled to making his Orange County debut. He is a true New Yorker from Harlem. Theatre: Mrs. K & Faith On A Tuesday. He is set to be featured in the new Apple TV+ series The Shrink Next Door with Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd. Other TV Credits: Inside Amy Schumer & The Following. He is a member of The Collective NY.
Production photos of stars Julanne Chidi Hill and Dante Alexander in YELLOWMAN by Dael Orlandersmith
Christopher Smith with Orange County Register had a lot of feelings about "Yellowman".
"The two-character play “Yellowman” explosively presents a challenging social theme and a star-crossed love story on the Chance Theater stage."
"this is a raw, intense 100 minutes."
"With the challenging intensity found in “Yellowman,” the theater straightforwardly reminds us of the gap in our lives without live performance and reasserts the case for how necessary in-person theater can be."
Get your tickets now and like Chrisopher Smith says... "Buckle up your emotional seat belts for this one."
www.chancetheater.com/yellowman2021
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RACHMANINOFF AND THE TSAR
South Coast Repertory (2/19 - 3/2) | |
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Kelli O'Hara in Concert
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion (2/1 - 2/1) | |
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Wish You Were Here
South Coast Repertory's Julianne Argyros Stage (1/12 - 2/2) | |
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FARM HALL by Katherine Moar
Promenade Playhouse (1/10 - 1/26) NEW PLAY | |
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Tchaikovsky & The Mermaid
Walt Disney Concert Hall (2/7 - 2/9) | |
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Celebrating MTT
Walt Disney Concert Hall (2/1 - 2/1) | |
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Cody Fry with Orchestra
Walt Disney Concert Hall (1/10 - 1/10) | |
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FARM HALL by Katherine Moar
Promenade Playhouse (1/10 - 1/26) NEW PLAY
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East of the Sun and West of the Moon
Lineage Performing Arts Center (1/18 - 1/26) | |
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Tootsie The Musical
Desert Theatreworks (3/7 - 3/30) | |
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ABBA Tribute by FABBA
The Canyon – Agoura Hills (1/24 - 1/24) | |
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Yamato – The Drummers of Japan 人の力 Hito no chikara | The Power of Human Strength
The Soraya (3/22 - 3/22) | |
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Benavides’ Neruda Songs
Walt Disney Concert Hall (1/14 - 1/14) | |
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