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Cast of Too Heavy for Your Pocket Meet the Press

Margot Bordelon directs Jiréh Breon Holder’s play for Roundabout Theatre Company.

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The company of Too Heavy For Your Pocket meet the press.
The company of Too Heavy for Your Pocket meet the press.
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Roundabout Theatre Company's Too Heavy for Your Pocket is set to begin performances September 15 for its limited run through November 19. In advance of the first performance, the cast took a break from rehearsals to meet the press. Opening night is set for October 5.

Hampton Fluker stars as Tony Carter alondside Nneka Okafor as Sally-Mae Carter.
Hampton Fluker stars as Tony Carter, and Nneka Okafor stars as Sally-Mae Carter in Too Heavy for Your Hand.
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Margot Bordelon directs a cast that features Eboni Flowers as Evelyn Brandon, Hampton Fluker as Tony Carter, Brandon Gill as Bowzie Brandon, and Nneka Okafor as Sally-Mae Carter. It will run at the Black Box Theatre at The Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre.

Eboni Flowers stars as Everlyn Brandon alongside Brandon Gill Bowzie Brandon.
Eboni Flowers stars as Evelyn Brandon, and Brandon Gill stars as Bowzie Brandon.
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In the play, "Tennessee-born Holder takes us back to Nashville in the summer of 1961. The Freedom Riders are embarking on a courageous journey into the Deep South. When 20-year-old Bowzie Brandon gives up a life-changing college scholarship to join the movement, he'll have to convince his loved ones — and himself — that shaping his country's future might be worth jeopardizing his own."

Director Margot Bordelon grabs a photo with playwright Jiréh Breon Holder.
Director Margot Bordelon grabs a photo with playwright Jiréh Breon Holder.
(© David Gordon)

Now in its 11th season, Roundabout Underground showcases new plays that will either give a debut production to an emerging writer or director, or allow an experienced director to go back to his or her creative roots. Robyn Goodman (artistic consultant to the Roundabout) and Jill Rafson serve as artistic producers, with associate producer Josh Fiedler.

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