Andre Holland, Sean Allen Krill, et al. Set for Tarell Alvin McCraney’s Brother/Sister Plays

Full casting has been announced for Tarell Alvin McCraney’s The Brother/Sister Plays Part 1 & Part 2, to be presented by The Public Theater, October 21-December 13, with an opening set for November 17. The works will be directed by Tina Landau and Robert O’Hara.

This trilogy — In The Red and Brown Water, The Brothers Size and Marcus; or the Secret of Sweet — is a collection of modern-day stories of kinship, love, heartache and coming-of-age centered around an extended family and community in the Bayou.

The cast will feature Sterling K. Brown as Shango/Shua; Kimberly Hébert Gregory as Aunt Elegua/Shun; Brian Tyree Henry as Egungun/Oshoosi/Tarell; Andre Holland as Elegba/Marcus; Marc Damon Johnson as Ogun; Sean Allen Krill as O Li Roon / Man From State; Nikiya Mathis as Shun/Shaunta Iyun; Kianné Muschett as Oya/Osha; and Heather Alicia Simms as Nia/Mama Moja/Oba.

The production will feature scenic design by James Schuette, costume design by Karen Perry, lighting design by Peter Kaczorowski, and sound design by Lindsay Jones.

For more information, visit www.publictheater.org.