A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
April 29, 2021
Original Title:
Fat Ham
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
The Wilma Theater
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 90
Critically-acclaimed playwright James Ijames reinvents Shakespeare’s masterpiece with his new drama, FAT HAM. Juicy is a queer, Southern college kid, already grappling with some serious questions of identity, when the ghost of his father shows up in their backyard, demanding that Juicy avenge his murder. It feels like a familiar story to Juicy, well-versed in Hamlet’s woes. What’s different is Juicy himself, a sensitive and self-aware young Black man trying to break the cycles of trauma and violence in service of his own liberation. From an uproarious family barbecue emerges a compelling examination of love and loss, pain and joy.
Costume Design:
Maiko Matsushima
Director:
Morgan Green
Director of Photography:
Leslie Rivera
Editor:
Leslie Rivera
Lighting Design:
Xavier Pierce
Music:
Jordan McCree
Production Design:
Sara Brown
Sound Designer:
Jordan McCree
Writer:
James Ijames
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