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Live Productions
Zooman and the Sign
May 12–21, 2023
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Theatre of Arts, Hollywood's longest-running drama conservatory, is proud to present a student production of Zooman and the Sign, the Obie Award-winning play by Charles Fuller. Set in Philadelphia in 1979, the play focuses on the murder of a 12-year-old African American girl in front of many local witnesses who refuse to reveal the killer despite the family's attempts for justice. It was first produced Off-Broadway by the Negro Ensemble Company directed by Douglas Turner Ward and starring notable actors such as Giancarlo Esposito and Carol Lynn Maillard. The production earned Fuller an Obie Award for playwriting.
THE CAST:
Zooman: Tyrell Buckner
Rachel Tate: Charity Fairchild
Emmett Tate: Jaque Pesanka
Reuben Tate: Ricky Dale
Victor Tate: Anthony Britton
Russell Adams: Leonard Luttrell
Donald Jackson: Lyrik Johnson
Ash Boswell: Fariso Jordan
Grace Georges: Lisa Washington
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Written by Charles Fuller
Directed by David Bollar​
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May 12–21, 2023
The Zephyr Theater
7456 Melrose Avenue
West Hollywood, CA