Columbia University School of the Arts is proud to present the MFA Acting Class of 2020 in their thesis production of In the Blood that will premiere this fall at The Lenfest Center for the Arts at 615 W. 129th St.

By Suzan-Lori Parks
Directed by Eugene Ma

Showtimes
Wednesday, November 06 @ 8 PM
Thursday, November 07 @ 8 PM
Friday, November 08 @ 8 PM
Saturday, November 09 @ 2 PM
Saturday, November 09 @ 8 PM

The locale is here. The time is now. The impoverished Hester Le Negrita is forced to raise her five children on her own in a city and system that is not built to support her. As her life grows uneasier, Hester finds herself turning to those who she trusts most: former lovers...friends...authorities. 

Penned by Pulitzer Prize winner Suzan-Lori Parks, In the Blood draws inspiration from The Scarlet Letter and Greek tragedy to build a unique drama that challenges the consequences of racial and class differences in a capitalist society. This production puts its audience in the seat of the complicit witness–questioning the roles we play in the cyclical nature of our nation's oppression and composes an ode of triumph in a fractured world.

Featuring

Owala Maima, Hal Miers, Anthony Othello Pratt Jr., Jon Robin, Tenneh Sillah, and Yeena Sung.

Production Team

Dramaturg/Graphic Designer Annie Jin Wang
Production Stage Manager Cordelia Senie
Assistant Stage Manager Melissa Sparks
Scenic Designer Anna Driftmier
Costume Designer Alexandra Soiseth
Lighting Designer Eric Norbury
Sound Designer Caroline Eng
Props Master Emmett Grosland
Director of Production Joe Novak
Production Manager CB Shotwell