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Aziza Barnes's BLKS Announces Cast

Robert O’Hara directs the new play off-Broadway.

New York City Off-Broadway
The cast of BLKS: Paige GIlbert, Chris Myers, Marié Botha, Antoinette Crowe-Legacy, Coral Peña, and Alfie Fuller.
The cast of BLKS: Paige GIlbert, Chris Myers, Marié Botha, Antoinette Crowe-Legacy, Coral Peña, and Alfie Fuller.
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The company of MCC Theater's BLKS met the press on March 26. The new play is written by Aziza Barnes and directed by Robert O'Hara.

In BLKS, Barnes introduces us to Octavia, Imani, and June, three twentysomethings in New York City hunting for intimacy and purpose in a city that doesn't seem to care. When they need each other the most, the women rally to "resurrect their fly" in a day full of humorous and painful attempts to be heard through the noise that surrounds them.

Alfie Fuller, Paige Gilbert, and Antoniette Crowe-Legacy head the cast of BLKS.
Alfie Fuller, Paige Gilbert, and Antoniette Crowe-Legacy head the cast of BLKS.
(© David Gordon)

Heading the company are Paige Gilbert (Octavia), Alfie Fuller (Imani), and Antoinette Crowe-Legacy (June), alongside Marié Botha (That Bitch on the Couch), Chris Myers (Justin), and Coral Peňa (Ry). The production will have scenic design by Clint Ramos, costume design by Dede Ayite, lighting design by Alex Jainchill, and sound design by Palmer Hefferan.

Performances begin Saturday, April 20, at the Newman Mills Theater at the Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space, with opening night set for May 9. BLKS was developed at the Ojai Playwrights Conference and was first presented at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company.