The Brothers Size
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Opened Nov 6, 2007
Closed Dec 23, 2007
Opened Nov 6, 2007
Closed Dec 23, 2007
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The Public Theater in association with The Foundry Theatre presents The Brothers Size, a mythic tale about the undeniable power of brotherhood. Written by Tarell Alvin McCraney, directed by Tea Alagic, with Brian Tyree Henry, Gilbert Owuor, and Elliot Villar.
Playing fast and loose with West African myths, The Brothers Size brings contemporary rhythms together with traditions of ceremonial presentation to tell the modern-day story of the Size brothers - Ogun, an auto mechanic, and Oshoosi, a recent parolee. This breakout hit from the 2007 Under the Radar Festival is an imaginatively fresh new drama, in which the audience is at once the community, the witness and the judge.
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Tarrell Alvin McCraney's The Brothers Size celebrates the art of storytelling, even as it spins a compelling tale about the titular two brothers. First seen as part of The Public Theater's Under the Radar Festival earlier this year, it makes a return visit to the Public, featuring the same cast under Tea Alagic's fine direction.
Ogun Size (Gilbert Owuor) is an auto mechanic, who is letting his younger brother Oshoosi (Brian Tyree Henry) -- recently released from prison -- stay with him. Ogun is openly disgusted with his brother's seeming lack of a work ethic, while Oshoosi, for his part, is content to live by the philosophy, "death killed the lazy last." Although Ogun hopes to keep his bro[...]