War by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Opens at Lincoln Center Theater

The Lincoln Center Theater LCT 3 production of War celebrated its opening night on June 6. The production is directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz.

The cast features Austin Durant (You Can’t Take It With You), Reggie Gowland (4000 Miles), Chris Myers (Brownsville Song (B-Side for Tray)), Rachel Nicks (And I and Silence), Michele Shay (A Raisin in the Sun), Lance Coadie Williams (Shows for Days), and Tony nominee Charlayne Woodard (Ain't Misbehavin').

In War, tensions escalate between Tate (Myers) and Joanne (Nicks) after their mother (Woodard) has a stroke. As they attack each other in their mother’s hospital room, they are ambushed by two strangers who make a shocking claim about their grandfather.

The production has sets by Mimi Lien, costumes by Montana Blanco, lighting by Matt Frey, and sound by Bray Poor.

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