The Bluest Eye Digital Performance
Now thru April 9, 2022
Celebrate the legacy of the landmark Toni Morrison novel
Novel By Toni Morrison
Adapted by Lydia R. Diamond | Directed by Awoye Timpo
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Approximate Run Time: One hour and 40 minutes.
Content Warning: The Bluest Eye contains mentions of domestic violence, and alcohol abuse; instances of racism, and sexual assault of a minor, as well as descriptions of incest.
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Show Synopsis:
Celebrate the legacy of Pulitzer and Nobel Prize winning author Toni Morrison and see her classic debut novel come to life. Boston favorite Lydia Diamond (Stick Fly, Smart People at The Huntington) adapts the book with grace and subtlety. The Bluest Eye tells the story of Pecola, a young Black girl who believes the world would be wonderful if she could have blue eyes. Enthralling, gorgeously written, and incredibly emotional, The Bluest Eye is an American touchstone.
Director Awoye Timpo is inspired by the storytelling traditions of Black rituals. Audiences will be seated in a circle surrounding the actors, and the experience will create a space for provocation, remembrance and healing. In Awoye’s words, “Coming together in a circle to tell a story is essential to our humanity. That’s what we’re inviting the community into with The Bluest Eye.”
Cast and Crew
Toni Morrison
Novelist
Toni Morrison
Toni Morrison, she/her (Novelist), was the Robert F. Gohen Professor Emeritus in the Council of the Humanities at Princeton University. She has degrees from Howard and Cornell universities.
Awoye Timpo
Director
Awoye Timpo
Awoye Timpo, (Director) Off Broadway: In Old Age (New York Theatre Workshop), The Loophole (Public Theater), Carnaval (National Black Theatre), Good Grief (Vineyard Theatre and Audible) and The Homecoming Queen (Atlantic Theater Company).
Lydia R. Diamond
Playwright
Lydia R. Diamond
Lydia R. Diamond is an award-winning playwright whose works include: The Gift Horse, Toni Stone, Smart People, Stick Fly (Broadway), Voyeurs de Venus, Harriet Jacobs, The Bluest Eye, The Inside, and Stage Black. Her work has been performed at companies including: The Huntington (Stick Fly, Smart People [Premiere], The Bluest Eye), American Conservatory Theater, Congo Square, Steppenwolf, Alliance Theatre, Arena Stage, Company One, Writers Theatre, McCarter Theatre Center, New Victory at The Duke (Off Broadway), Guthrie Theater, Roundabout (Off Broadway), Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Second Stage Theater (Off Broadway), Hartford Stage, Long Wharf Theatre, True Colors, MPAACT, Arden Theatre Company, Encores! at City Center (New York), Intiman Theatre, and PlayMakers Repertory Company.
Ramona Lisa Alexander
Mama
Ramona Lisa Alexander
Ramona Lisa Alexander, she/her (Mama) Huntington: Milk Like Sugar, Breath, Boom.
Brittany-Laurelle
Claudia
Brittany-Laurelle
Brittany-Laurelle, she/her (Claudia) is an actress, storyteller and poet from Harlem, NY. She is thrilled to be making her Huntington debut.
Hadar Busia-Singleton
Pecola
Hadar Busia-Singleton
Hadar Busia-Singleton, she/her (Pecola) is an actor and writer based in Accra, Ghana, and New York City. This is her Huntington debut. Film: Tears of the Sun directed by Antoine Fuqua, The Good Egg.
Brian D. Coats
Daddy/Soaphead Church
Brian D. Coats
Brian D. Coats he/him, (Soaphead Church) Huntington: Invisible Man (2013). Broadway: Jitney (MTC/ U.S. Tour), On the Levee (Lincoln Center Theater/LCT3), La Ruta (Working Theater, Pan Asian Rep, Ensemble Studio Theatre), The Bacchae, The First Noel (Classical Theater of Harlem), The Merry Wives of Windsor and Two Gentlemen of Verona (The Public Theater) among others.
Bjorn DuPaty
Cholly (Starting March 5)
Bjorn DuPaty
Bjorn DuPaty he/him (Cholly) Broadway: Thoughts of A Colored Man. Off Broadway: MLIMA’S TALE (Public Theater).
McKenzie Frye
Mrs. Breedlove
McKenzie Frye
McKenzie Frye, she/her (Mrs. Breedlove) Off Broadway: Syncing Ink (Alley Theatre/ The Flea), Wig Out! (Vineyard Theatre), River Deep (Peter Jay Sharp Theatre).
Lindsley Howard
Maureen Peal/White Girl
Lindsley Howard
Lindsley Howard, she/her (Maureen) is a Texas-born, Brooklyn-based actor. Select NY: The Antelope Party (The Lark, Dutch Kills), Trojan Women (The Flea).
Alexandria King
Darlene/Frieda
Alexandria King
Alexandria King, she/they (Darlene/Frieda). Off Broadway: Pipeline (WAM & The Nora Theatre), A Christmas Carol In Harlem (Classical Theatre of Harlem), Antigone (Classical Theatre of Harlem), Detroit ‘67 (New Horizon Theatre), The Girls of Summer (The Layon Gray Experience, LLC), The Revolutionists, (The Nora Theatre), Broken City: Wall St. (Pop Up Theatrics), Arabian Nights (The Underground Railway Theatre), Shockheaded Peter (Company One), Splendor (Company One), Midsummer Nights’s Dream (Roxbury Repertory Theater), Black Nativity (The National Center of Afro-American Artists).
Greg Alverez Reid
Cholly (thru March 4)
Greg Alverez Reid
Greg Alverez Reid, (Cholly) makes his Huntington debut. Off Broadway: Between the World and Me (Apollo Theatre), The Fabulous Miss Marie (New Federal Theatre/Castillo Theatre).
David Freeman Coleman
Music Director
David Freeman Coleman
David Freeman Coleman, (Music Director) makes his Huntington debut. Regional: WILD, Best of Both Worlds (Music Director, American Repertory Theater), Wig Out!, Miss You Like Hell (Music Director, Company One/A.R.T), Choir Boy (Music Director, SpeakEasy Stage), Violet (Associate Music Director, SpeakEasy Stage).
Adam Honoré
Lighting Design
Adam Honoré
Adam Honoré, (Lighting Design) Huntington: Skeleton Crew, Top Dog/Underdog. Broadway: Chicken and Biscuits (Circle in the Square). Off Broadway: Ain’t No Mo’ (The Public), Carmen Jones (Classic Stage Co), and Behind the Sheet (Ensemble Studio Theater).
Aubrey Dube
Sound Designer
Aubrey Dube
Aubrey Dube The Huntington: Fat Ham, The Bluest Eye, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, Clyde’s, The Lehman Trilogy (Associate Designer). Regional: Paradise Blue, The Thin Place, Stew (Gloucester Stage); Simona’s Search (Hartford Stage); The Fortune Teller (Chuang Stage); How We Got On (Arts Emerson); Trayf, Good (New Rep); Clyde’s (Berkeley Rep); Queens, Torch Song, The House of Ramon Iglesia (Moonbox Productions); Vinegar Tom, Monster, Serious Money, Pentecost (PTP/NYC); A Taste of Honey (BCAP); Potus, A Case For The Existence of God (SpeakEasy Stage); Fences (Umbrella Theatre); Downtown Crossing, Vietgone, Morning Noon & Night (Company One); The Renaissance Mixtape (Apollo Theatre NYC).
J. Jared Janas
Wig, Hair, and Makeup Designer
J. Jared Janas
J. Jared Janas The Huntington: Common Ground Revisited, The Bluest Eye, Indecent, and Man in the Ring. Broadway: Ohio State Murders, & Juliet, Kimberly Akimbo, Topdog/Underdog, How I Learned to Drive, American Buffalo, Jagged Little Pill, Frankie and Johnny in the Claire de Lune, Gettin’ the Band Back Together, Bandstand, Indecent, Sunset Boulevard, The Visit, The Real Thing, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill, Motown, Peter and the Starcatcher, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, and All about Me.
Lucas Bryce Dixon
Assistant Stage Manager
Lucas Bryce Dixon
Lucas Dixon The Huntington: John Proctor is the Villain, The Band’s Visit, Fat Ham, The Lehman Trilogy, Clyde’s, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, Common Ground Revisited, The Bluest Eye, Hurricane Diane, Yerma.
Sandy Alexandre
Dramaturg
Sandy Alexandre
Sandy Alexandre was the dramaturg for The Bluest Eye and August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone at The Huntington, and is an associate professor at MIT. Books: Properties of Violence.
Alaine Alldaffer
Casting
Alaine Alldaffer
Alaine Alldaffer, she/her (Casting) Huntington: numerous credits since 2000. New York: casting director for Playwrights Horizons, where credits include Grey Gardens (also for Broadway), Clybourne Park (also for Broadway), Circle Mirror Transformation (Drama Desk and Obie awards for Best Ensemble and an Artios Award for casting), The Flick (Playwrights Horizons and Barrow Street Theatre)
Rodrigo Muñoz
Costume Designer
Rodrigo Muñoz
Rodrigo Muñoz, (Costume Designer) is a New York-based costume designer is originally from Mexico City. He is thrilled to make his Huntington debut. Recent credits: This Space Between Is (Theatre Row), Preparedness (Bushwick Star), The Fall of the House of Usher (Boston Lyric Opera), Water by the Spoonful (Fordham Theatre), Impulso (The Movement Theatre), Revengers Tragedy (Redbull Theatre), Jazz Singer (Abrons Arts Center).
Dede Ayite
Co-Costume Designer
Dede Ayite
Dede Ayite, (Co-Costume Designer) is a Tony award nominated designer. Broadway: A Soldier’s Play, Slave Play, American Son, and Children of a Lesser God.
Emily F. McMullen
Production Stage Manager
Emily F. McMullen
Emily F. McMullen has stage managed over 30 shows over the past nine seasons at The Huntington, including Leopoldstadt, Toni Stone, John Proctor is the Villain, The Band’s Visit, The Lehman Trilogy, Clyde’s, The Art of Burning, Common Ground Revisited, Hurricane Diane, Sweat, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, Indecent, Romeo and Juliet, A Doll’s House, Part 2, Man in the Ring, The Niceties, Top Girls, Bad Dates, Tartuffe, and Merrily We Roll Along.
Jasmine Brooks – Assistant Director
Kaedon Gray – Assistant Choreographer
Omar Robinson – Fight Consultant
Dr. Samuel Nkansah – African Storytelling Consultant
Ayshia Mackie-Stephenson – Intimacy Coordinator
Ramona Lisa Alexander – Dance Captain
Cherie Corinne Rice – Dialect & Voice Coach
Susan Kinney – Rake Consultant
Jamie Carty, Winnie Chiang – Production Assistants
Baron Pugh – Associate Scenic Designer
Ethan Brown, Laura Valenti, Gaya Chatterjee – Assistant Scenic Designers
Caitlyn Buja, Duncan Kennedy, Elektra Newman, Isaac West, Jamie Carty, Jay Grannis, Rachael Hasse – Carpenters
Emily Keebler – First Costumer
Brittany Meehan – Stitcher
Kevin Barnett, Anna Brevetti, Dean Covert, Gabe Goldman, Angela Mantel, Callie Moos, Mark Whipple – Electricians
Jessica Hawkins – Assistant Sound Engineer
Lexie Lankiewicz – Audio Run Crew/A2