Theater News

Suzan-Lori Parks' Father Comes Home From the Wars (Parts 1, 2 & 3) Set for Opening Night

The new play, directed by Jo Bonney, opens at the Public Theater tonight.

Sterling K. Brown and Jenny Jules portray Father Comes Home From the Wars' the romantic duo, Hero and Penny.
Sterling K. Brown and Jenny Jules portray Father Comes Home From the Wars' romantic duo, Hero and Penny.
(© Joan Marcus)

The Public Theater production of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks' Father Comes Home From the Wars (Parts 1, 2 & 3) opens tonight. Directed by Jo Bonney as part of Public Lab, it will run through November 16.

Set during the Civil War, the three plays of Father Comes Home From the Wars (Parts 1, 2 & 3) are presented in a single performance. The cast features Sterling K. Brown, Louis Cancelmi, Peter Jay Fernandez, Jeremie Harris, Russell G. Jones, Jenny Jules, Ken Marks, Jacob Ming-Trent, Tonye Patano, and Julian Rozzell Jr.

The production features scenic design by Neil Patel, costume design by ESosa, lighting design by Lap Chi Chu, and sound design and music supervision by Dan Moses Schreier.

For tickets and more information, click here.