
Book and Lyrics by Stew
Music by Stew and Heidi Rodewald
Created in collaboration with Annie Dorsen
Directed by Tea Alagić
January 10 – February 18, 2018
In this major revival of Stew and Heidi Rodewald’s Tony Award-winning musical, a rebellious young black man journeys to Europe in search of something “real.” Music takes center stage as we travel from gospel-soaked South Central LA through psychedelic Amsterdam to militant Berlin and back. This incendiary musical is a rowdy salve for turbulent times: a young punk screaming in defiance of the void, with an electric onstage band. See a musical experience ahead of its time, as The Washington Post recently proclaimed: “It’s high time Hamilton-lovers and anyone else who cares about weird, smart, highly personal art rediscover Passing Strange.”
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Stew
Book and Lyrics, Music
Heidi Rodewald
Music
Annie Dorsen
Created in Collaboration
Tea Alagić
Director
Taysha Marie Canales
Sherry/Renata/Desi
Kris Coleman
Narrator
Kimberly S. Fairbanks
Mother
Savannah L. Jackson
Edwina/Marianna/Sudabey
Anthony Martinez-Briggs
Terry/Christophe/Venus
Lindsay Smiling
Mr. Franklin/Joop/Hugo
Jamar Williams
Youth
Amanda Morton
Music Director, Pianist/Guitar
Ben Diamond
Drummer
Jake Hager
Guitarist/Keyboards
Ellyn Heald
Bassist
Constantine Baecher
Choreographer
Scott Pask
Set Designer
Thom Weaver
Lighting Designer
Vasilija Zivanic
Costume Designer
Nick Kourtides
Sound Designer
Christopher Ash
Co-Projection Designer
Tal Yarden
Co-Projection Designer
Walter Bilderback
Dramaturg
Clayton Tejada
Production Manager
Patreshettarlini Adams
Resident Stage Manager