MCC Theater celebrated the opening of the Off-Broadway premiere of Aziza Barnes' BLKS May 9. Robert O'Hara directs the new comedy, previously seen in Chicago, from the poet and playwright.
Set over the course of a day as humorous as it is painful, BLKS follows a trio of 20something women hunting for intimacy and purpose in New York City. Leading the cast are School Girls' Paige Gilbert, Is God Is' Alfie Fuller, and Antoinette Crowe-Legacy (If Pretty Hurts Ugly Must Be a Muhfucka) as Octavia, Imani, and June. Rounding out the cast Off-Broadway are Marié Botha, Chris Myers, and Coral Peňa.
Performances of BLKS began April 23 in the Newman Mills Theater at The Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space.
Flip through photos from opening night below:
Marié Botha, Coral Peña, Alfie Fuller, Paige Gilbert, Antoinette Crowe-Legacy, and Chris Myers
Marié Botha, Coral Peña, Alfie Fuller, Paige Gilbert, Antoinette Crowe-Legacy, and Chris Myers
Jocelyn Bioh
MaameYaa Boafo
Rosalyn Coleman
Mike Donahue
Latoya Edwards
Ross Golan
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Ari Groover
Rebecca Henderson
Zainab Jah
C.A. Johnson
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Andrew Kober
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Mandi Masden
Abena
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Karen Olivo
Matt Rauch and Robert LuPone
Colton Ryan
Heath Saunders and Natalie Walker
Heath Saunders
Mirirai Sithole
Micah Stock
Moritz von Stuelpnagnel
Amber Tamblyn and Ari Graynor
Wesley Taylor and Isaac Powell
Lucy Thurber
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Logan Vaughn
Ana Villafañe
Travis Wall
Nimene Wureh
William Cantler
Robert O'Hara and Aziza Barnes
Aziza Barnes
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Marié Botha
Antoinette Crowe-Legacy
Alfie Fuller
Paige Gilbert
Chris Myers
Coral Peña
Marié Botha, Alfie Fuller, Paige Gilbert, Chris Myers, Coral Peña, and Antoinette Crowe-Legacy
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