Theater Top 5: March 2019

The Gift Theatre ensemble members Jennifer Glasse, Cyd Blakewell, Mary Ann Thebus and Michael Patrick Thornton in a publicity image for The Gift production of “Doubt: A Parable”/Photo: Claire Demos

1
We Are Proud to Present a Presentation About the Herero of Namibia, Formerly Known as South West Africa, From the German Südwestafrika, Between the Years 1884-1915
(Steppenwolf for Young Adults)
The story of what happens when a group of actors explore the long-forgotten––or possibly never remembered––history of German colonization of Namibia and its devastating aftereffects.
Opens March 2

2
Doubt: A Parable
(The Gift Theatre)
John Patrick Shanley’s 2005 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning Best Play gets more potent with each passing year. Presented as a part of Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s LookOut Series.
Opens March 3

3
Dutch Masters
(Jackalope Theatre)
Over the course of one afternoon in NYC’s hazy pre-Giuliani, pre-cellphone, pre-MetroCard days, one young man takes another to a place neither imagined possible.
Opens March 5

4
Detour Guide
(Silk Road Rising & Stage Left Theatre)
Master storyteller Karim Nagi uses lyrics, percussion and an urban soundscape to guide us through a social and political labyrinth, extolling the virtues of revolution, immigration and hummus along the way.
Opens March 15

5
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When The Rainbow Is Enuf
(Court Theatre)
Director Seret Scott who performed as a member of the original Broadway cast from 1976-1978, returns to playwright Ntozake Shange‘s cherished work.
Opens March 23