Toni Morrison’s
The Bluest Eye
March 1 – April 8, 2018 – EXTENDED
Adapted by Lydia R. Diamond
Directed by Raelle Myrick-Hodges
On the F. Otto Haas Stage
Runtime: 1 hour and 45 minutes
Pecola Breedlove, a young black girl growing up in the 1940’s, wants nothing more than to be loved. Confronting turmoil at home, she prays for Shirley Temple’s blue eyes, believing their beauty is the only thing standing between her and the happiness of the white girls at school. This powerful adaptation explores the destructive power of racism and the strength of a community attempting to embrace an era of change.
The Bluest Eye Ensemble
Ensemble in Arden Theatre Company’s production of The Bluest Eye. Photo by Mark Garvin.
Nicolette Lynch
Nicolette Lynch as Claudia in Arden Theatre Company’s production of The Bluest Eye. Photo by Mark Garvin.
Jasmine Ward
Jasmine Ward as Pecola, Nicolette as Claudia in Arden Theatre Company’s production of The Bluest Eye. Photo by Mark Garvin.
Chavez Ravine
Chavez Ravine as Mrs. Breedlove in Arden Theatre Company’s production of The Bluest Eye. Photo by Mark Garvin.
Renika Williams
Renika Williams as Frieda/Darlene and Ensemble in Arden Theatre Company’s production of The Bluest Eye. Photo by Mark Garvin.
Chavez Ravine
Chavez Ravine as Mrs. Breedlove in Arden Theatre Company’s production of The Bluest Eye. Photo by Mark Garvin.
Renika Williams, Jasmine Ward & Nicolette Lynch
Renika Williams as Frieda/Darlene, Jasmine Ward as Pecola, and Nicolette as Claudia in Arden Theatre Company’s production of The Bluest Eye. Photo by Mark Garvin.
Eliana Fabiyi
Eliana Fabiyi as Maureen Peal, Nicolette Lynch as Claudia, and Renika Williams as Frieda/Darlene in Arden Theatre Company’s production of The Bluest Eye. Photo by Mark Garvin.
Jasmine Ward
Jasmine Ward as Pecola, Nicolette as Claudia, Renika Williams as Frieda/Darlene in Arden Theatre Company’s production of The Bluest Eye. Photo by Mark Garvin.
Jasmine Ward
Jasmine Ward as Pecola in Arden Theatre Company’s production of The Bluest Eye. Photo by Mark Garvin.
Williams, Ward & Lynch
Renika Williams as Frieda/Darlene, Jasmine Ward as Pecola, and Nicolette as Claudia in Arden Theatre Company’s production of The Bluest Eye. Photo by Mark Garvin.
Damien J. Wallace
Damien J. Wallace as Soaphead Church in Arden Theatre Company’s production of The Bluest Eye. Photo by Mark Garvin.
Reggie D. White
Reggie D. White as Cholly Breedlove and Ensemble in Arden Theatre Company’s production of The Bluest Eye. Photo by Mark Garvin.
Ward & White
Jasmine Ward as Pecola (foreground), Reggie D. White as Cholly Breedlove and Ensemble (background) in Arden Theatre Company’s production of The Bluest Eye. Photo by Mark Garvin.
Cast
Soraya Butler (Mama)
Eliana Fabiyi (Maureen Peal)
Nicolette Lynch (Claudia)
Chavez Ravine (Mrs. Breedlove)
Damien Wallace (Daddy/Soaphead)
Jasmine Ward (Pecola)
Reggie D. White (Cholly Breedlove)
Renika Williams (Frieda/Darlene)
Creative
Director
Raelle Myrick-Hodges
Scenic Design
David P. Gordon
Sound Design
Mikaal Sulaiman
Costume Design
Levonne Lindsay
Lighting Design
Thom Weaver
Choreographer
Antonio Brown
Stage Manager
Alec E. Ferrell
Assistant Director
Tai Verley