Kalen Allen, Adrienne C. Moore, and More Set for Baltimore Center Stage’s Bocking

Baltimore Center Stage has announced the cast and creative team for the world premiere of Bocking, a new comedy by Preston Crowder. Directed by artistic director Stevie Walker-Webb and presented by Lena Waithe, performances will run August 14-September 6, with an official opening on August 22.

Bocking centers on two children whose innocent repetition of something they overheard at home lands their parents in the principal’s office, setting off a chain of increasingly outrageous events involving a preacher, a so-called gay exorcism, and a mysterious chicken named Danalana Parmesana. As the chaos unfolds, family secrets, personal eccentricities, and social taboos come to light.

The cast will feature Kalen Allen as Erikson, Marchant Davis as Javon Wing, Sis Thee Doll as Rita Day, Rebecca Hargrove as Tianna Wing, Adrienne C. Moore as Stacey, Christopher Sears as Peer Day, and Lance Coadie Williams as Reverend White.

The creative team includes scenic designer Lawrence E. Moten III, costume designer Devario D. Simmons, lighting designer Amina Alexander, sound designer Tosin Olufolabi, projection designer David Bengali, and intimacy and fight director Rocío Mendez