By Lynn Nottage
Directed by Bianca LaVerne Jones

Just arrived in Brooklyn from the South, the Crump family is seeking their place in the Philadelphia-based Father Divine movement – but their two brilliant daughters on the cusp of adulthood are chafing at their father's religious strictures. Their big dreams for the future are encouraged by their lively, fearless, free-thinking, communist Aunt Lily. This dramatic gem from two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Lynn Nottage gently reveals the funny and touching struggles of a family trying to make a fresh start in a strange world full of temptations and surprises.

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Monet Debose as Ermina Crump  •  Walter DeShields as Godfrey Crump  •  Morgan Charéce Hall as Ernestine Crump  •  Hillary Parker as Gerte Schulte  •  Brett Ashley Robinson as Lily Ann Green

Bianca LaVerne Jones, Director  •  Dirk Durossette, Scenic Designer  •  Leigh Paradise, Costume Designer  •  Tydell Williams, Lighting Designer  •  Christopher Colucci, Sound Designer  •  Kimmika Williams-Witherspoon, Production Dramaturgy Consultant  •  Nicole Perry, Intimacy Coach / Choreographer  •  DeWanda Smith Soeder, Cultural Competency Consultant  •  Rebecca Smith, Stage Manager  •  Leah Jackson, Assistant Director