In the Red and Brown Water

The L.A. premiere of Tarell Alvin McCraney’s lusciously theatrical and boldly original new play lyrically weaves together elements of urban contemporary realism with West African mysticism to tell the tale of Oya, who can run faster than anyone—but not fast enough to escape her fate. Oya’s journey from the promise of youth to the complicated yearnings of womanhood is joyous, raucous, raw and brazenly beautiful. “Something rare in the theater, a new, authentically original voice.” -NY Times.