Signature Theatre and Manhattan Theatre Club Present
A World Premiere Co-Production
Dominique Morisseau completes her Signature residency with this beautiful world premiere production about interrogating cultural identity and global impact. A New York Times Critic’s Pick, BAD KREYÒL features Simone, 1st generation Haitian American, and her cousin Gigi, Haitian born and raised, reunite to honor their grandmother’s dying wish for them to reconnect. Simone’s pilgrimage back to her ancestral homeland forces both cousins to confront their differing world views, the presence of NGOs in Haiti, and the plagued relationship between Haiti and the U.S.
CONTENT WARNING: This production involves the smoking of herbal cigarettes.
Support for Bad Kreyòl is provided by the Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater.
Special thanks to The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust for their generous support of the Premiere Residency program.
Date
10.08.24–12.01.24 / Tue–Sun
Time
7:00–9:00 PM
Location
The Irene Diamond Stage
Residency
Premiere Residency
“CRITICS' PICK! Breezily directed by Tiffany Nicole Greene and featuring all-around winning performances, Bad Kreyòl finds the writer [Dominique Morisseau] at her funniest.”
"FOUR STARS! THOUGHTFUL, THOUGHT-PROVOKING AND DYNAMIC! There couldn’t be a better time for Dominique Morisseau’s Bad Kreyòl."
“BEGUILING AND INSPIRING!”
"Four Stars! Witty and perceptive!"
"To venture out to a Dominique Morisseau play is to know you are about to encounter family."
“BEAUTIFULLY CRAFTED WITH PITCH-PERFECT PERFORMANCES. Morisseau offers a hopeful vision... a wonderfully insightful play [with] unique flavor.”
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 02: Playwright Dominique Morisseau poses at a photo call for the new broadway play "Skeleton Crew" at Manhattan Theater Club Rehearsal Studios on December 2, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Glikas/Getty Images)
The Cast
Pascale Armand
GIGI
Fedna Jacquet
LOVELIE
Andy Lucien
THOMAS
Kelly McCreary
SIMONE
Jude Tibeau
PITA
Toree Alexandre
Understudy for SIMONE/GIGI/LOVELIE
Jude Carl Vincent
Understudy for PITA/THOMAS
Behind the Scenes
Doinique Morisseau: Past Signature Productions
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Check out Dominique's interview with VOGUE!
"We’ve Learned Not to Tether Our Self-Worth to Misconceptions”: Dominique Morisseau on Anti-Haitian Bias and Her Deeply Personal New Play
