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Lucy Thurber's Transfers Set for Opening Night

New production photos of MCC Theater’s world premiere have been released.

Jason Zednick

Off-Broadway

April 19, 2018

Glenn Davis, Juan Castano, and Ato Blankson-Wood share a scene in Lucy Thurber's Transfers, directed by Jackson Gay. — Glenn Davis, Juan Castano, and Ato Blankson-Wood share a scene in Lucy Thurber's *Transfers*, directed by Jackson Gay.
(© Joan Marcus)

MCC Theater's world premiere of Lucy Thurber's Transfers has released new production photos ahead of opening night, set for April 23.

Juan Castano stars as Cristofer Rodriguez.
(© Joan Marcus)

Directed by Jackson Gay, the cast will feature Ato Blankson-Wood (The Total Bent), Leon Addison Brown (The Knick), Juan Castano (Oedipus El Rey), Glenn Davis (Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo), and Samantha Soule (Godless).

Glenn Davis stars as David DeSantos.
(© Joan Marcus)

Transfers was inspired by young artists participating in the MCC Theater Youth Company. The show follows Cristofer and Clarence, two gifted students from the South Bronx. After two years at a local community college being coached by faculty members, the young men are competing for a life-changing scholarship at an elite Northeast university. During a campus visit, the young men are unexpectedly confronted with their shared past while trying to break through a system that seems designed to keep them on the outside.

Glenn Davis, Leon Addison Brown, and Samantha Soule in a scene from Transfers. — Glenn Davis, Leon Addison Brown, and Samantha Soule in a scene from *Transfers*.
(© Joan Marcus)

The creative team includes scenic design by Donyale Werle, costume design by Jessica Ford, lighting design by Russell H. Champa, and sound design by Broken Chord.