Gem of the Ocean
February 28 – March 31, 2019
By August Wilson
Directed by James Ijames
F. Otto Haas Stage
Runtime: 2 hour and 45 minutes, with 1 intermission.
Honorary Producers: June and Steve Wolfson
Set in 1904, this first installment of August Wilson’s The American Century Cycle journeys to Pittsburgh’s Hill District and tells a mystical story of freedom, justice and redemption.
Cast
Zuhairah (Aunt Ester)
Akeem Davis (Citizen Barlow)
Danielle Leneé (Black Mary)
Brian McCann (Selig)
Brian Anthony Wilson (Solly)
Bowman Wright (Caesar)
Steven Wright (Eli)
Director
James Ijames
Assistant Director
Joniece Abbott-Pratt
Set and Lighting Designer
Thom Weaver
Costume Designer
LeVonne Lindsay
Sound Designer
Daniel Ison
Stage Manager
Alec E. Ferrell
Assistant to the Stage Manager
Mariah Ghant
Thanks to our Donor Greetings Sponsor:
Performance Schedule
Week of 2/25
Thur, Feb 28th, 2019, 7:00 PM
Preview
Fri, Mar 1st, 2019, 8:00 PM
Preview
Sat, Mar 2nd, 2019, 8:00 PM
Preview
Sun, Mar 3rd, 2019, 2:00 PM
Preview
Week of 3/4
Tue, Mar 5th, 2019, 7:00 PM
Preview
Wed, Mar 6th, 2019, 7:00 PM
Opening Night – SOLD OUT
Thu, Mar 7th, 2019, 7:00 PM
Fri, Mar 8th, 2019 8:00 PM
Sat, Mar 9th, 2019, 2:00 PM
Sat, Mar 9th, 2019, 8:00 PM
Sun, Mar 10th, 2019, 2:00 PM
Sun, Mar 10th, 2019, 7:00 PM
Week of 3/11
Wed, Mar 13th, 2019, 2:00 PM
Wed, Mar 13th, 2019, 6:30 PM
Thu, Mar 14th, 2019, 7:00 PM
Post-Show Discussion
Fri, Mar 15th, 2019, 8:00 PM
Audio Description / Captioned Performance
The Scene: Young Friends
Sat, Mar 16th, 2019, 2:00 PM
Audio Description / Captioned Performance
Sat, Mar 16th, 2019, 8:00 PM
Sun, Mar 17th, 2019, 2:00 PM
Post-Show Discussion
Sun, Mar 17th, 2019, 7:00 PM
Week of 3/18
Tue, Mar 19th, 2019, 7:00 PM
Wed, Mar 20th, 2019, 2:00 PM
Wed, Mar 20th, 2019, 6:30 PM
Post-Show Discussion
Thu, Mar 21st, 2019, 7:00 PM
Fri, Mar 22nd, 2019, 10:00 AM
Sat, Mar 23rd, 2019, 2:00 PM
Sat, Mar 23rd, 2019, 8:00 PM
Sun, Mar 24th, 2019, 2:00 PM
Post-Show Discussion
Week 3/25
Tue, Mar 26th, 2019, 7:00 PM
Wed, Mar 27th, 2019, 2:00 PM
Wed, Mar 27th, 2019, 6:30 PM
Post-Show Discussion
Thu, Mar 28th, 2019, 7:00 PM
Fri, Mar 29, 2019, 8:00 PM
Sat, Mar 30th, 2019, 2:00 PM
Sat, Mar 30th, 2019, 8:00 PM
Sun, Mar 31st, 2019, 2:00 PM