Silhouette of a person holding a skull against a reddish-orange background with floating white shapes and a campfire on the ground.

SEPTEMBER 22ND - OCTOBER 29TH, 2023

FAT HAM

BY JAMES IJAMES
DIRECTED BY STEVIE WALKER-WEBB
PRODUCED BY THE HUNTINGTON, ALLIANCE THEATRE, AND FRONT PORCH ARTS

“Funny! Joyful! Directed with creative flair!” – The Boston Globe

In this deliciously funny, Pulitzer Prize-winning new play, sweet and sensitive Juicy wants to make his own way as a queer Black man growing up in a Southern family, until his father’s ghost turns up at a backyard barbecue and insists that Juicy avenge his murder. A smart and sharp reinvention of Shakespeare’s masterpiece takes Broadway by storm this spring before coming to The Huntington this fall. “I am very excited for Fat Ham to meet the audiences in Boston. The play has a powerful message of transformation, radical acceptance, and joy! This show is for anyone looking for a space of liberation and beauty” says playwright James Ijames.

Summary

Playwright: James Ijames
Director: Stevie Walker-Webb
Produced by: Front Porch Arts Collective with The Huntington and Alliance Theatre
Associate Director: Dawn M. Simmons
Choreographer: PJ Johnnie Jr.
Scenic Designer: Luciana Stecconi
Sound Designer: Aubrey Dube
Costume Designer: Celeste Jennings
Lighting Designer: Xiangfu Xiao
Fight Director and Intimacy Consultant: Jesse Hinson
Hair and Wig Designer: Earon Chew Nealey
Illusions Designer: Evan Northrup
Production Stage Manager: R. Lamar Williams
Stage Manager: Ashley Pitchford
Dialect Coach: Adi Cabral

Cast & Creative Team

A bald man with a serious expression wearing a white t-shirt, standing by a window with sunlight coming through.
A close-up portrait of a bald Black man with earrings and a nose ring, wearing a black shirt, looking directly at the camera against a plain light background.
Close-up portrait of a young woman with curly dark hair, wearing a black top, looking at the camera with a neutral expression against a plain background.
A smiling man with dreadlocks wearing a black turtleneck and jewelry, against a yellow background.
A young man with short dark hair and brown eyes, wearing a green and blue plaid shirt over a gray t-shirt, standing against a textured beige background.

Thomika Marie Bridwell
Rabby

Marshall W. Mabry
Juicy

Close-up portrait of a woman with dark curly hair, wearing a purple tank top and hoop earrings, looking directly at the camera against a gray background.
Close-up portrait of a young woman with long, dark, wavy hair, wearing a light gray top and a gold necklace.

Lau’rie Roach
Tio

Ebony Marshall Oliver
Tedra

Close-up of a smiling woman with curly hair, wearing a white tank top and a nose ring, standing against a pale green background.
A smiling man with curly black hair, wearing a sleeveless black shirt and earring, against a white background.

Shanelle Chloe Villegas
Opal U/S

Victoria Omoregie
Opal

Portrait of a man with curly hair, beard, and mustache, wearing a yellow sweater and a gold earring, smiling slightly against a pink background.

David J. Castillo
Tio and Larry U/S

Kai Tshikosi
Juicy U/S

A man with long dreadlocks and dark skin, smiling, wearing a beige button-up shirt, against a white brick wall.
Close-up of a smiling African American woman with natural curly hair wearing a black tank top.

Amar Atkins
Larry

James T. Alfred
Rev/Pap

Yewande Odetoyinbo
Tedra and Rabby U/S

Vincent Ernest Siders
Rev and Pap U/S

“Wicked, saucy, provocative! A tight 90-minute comedy with heft — WILDLY hilarious!” – Jared Bowen, GBH

SHOW DATES

September 22nd - October 29th, 2023

The Huntington
@ Calderwood/BCA
527 Tremont St. Boston, MA 02116

LOCATION