Is God Is

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Event Is God Is
Venue Southbank Theatre, The Sumner, Southbank, VIC
First Date 19 June 2023
Opening Date 23 June 2023
Last Date 15 July 2023
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description How far would you go for revenge?
Twin sisters Racine and Anaia bear the scars of their deadbeat dad's longng-ago brutal attack - an act of ruthlessness that left their mother dead. Or so the twins believe ... until they receive a letter, beckoning them to their mama's bedside. Now that she is actually dying, she has but one task for her daughters: make your daddy dead.
This explosive play is a modern myth about twin sisters on a mission for vengeance, inspired by Spaghetti Westerns, hip-hop and Afropunk. Bold, brash and darkly comic, Is God Is is co-directed by Zindzi Okenyo and Shari Sebbens, whose previous directorial collaboration seven methods of killing kylie jenner sold out seasons around the country.
The breakout hit from US playwright Aleshea Harris, Is God Is has won two distinguished playwriting awards: an American Playwriting Foundation's Relentless Award, honouring works in pursuit of truth in theatre, and an Obie Award - off-Broadway's highest honour.
Description Source Production Company
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre One Act Plays
Black Theatre
Subjects Betrayal
Domestic Violence
Family
Revenge
Trauma
Related Events
  • Is tour of Is God Is , Wharf 1 Theatre, Sydney Theatre Company, Sydney, NSW, 15 September 2023
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Henrietta Amevor Actor Anaia
Clare Chihambakwe Actor Angie
Kevin Copeland Actor Man
Masego Pitso Actor Racine
Cessalee Stovall Actor She
Darius Williams Actor Scotch
Patrick Williams Actor Chuck Hall
Grant Young Actor Riley
Kuda Mapeza Assistant Director Assistant Director
Rain Iyahen Assistant Stage Manager Assistant Stage Manager
Janine Snape Casting Director Casting Director (in-house)
Noah Da Costa Consultant Community Engagement Team Member
Effie Nkrumah Consultant Community Engagement Lead
Lydia Tesema Consultant Community Engagement Team Member
Amani Dorn Dialect Coach Accent Coach
Rachel Finley Dialect Coach Accent Coach
Zindzi Okenyo Director Co-director
Shari Sebbens Director Co-director
Lyndall Grant Fight Director Fight Choreographer
Amy Cater Intimacy Coordinator Intimacy Coordinator
Jennifer Hector Lighting Designer Lighting Designer
Renée Mulder Production Designer Set & Costume Designer
Joe Paradise Lui Sound Designer Composer & Sound Designer
Meg Richardson Stage Manager Stage Manager
Lisa Dallinger Voice Coach Voice Coach
Aleshea Harris Writer Writer
Works
Text Nationality United States of America
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Presented as part of the Melbourne Theatre Company and Sydney Theatre Company 2023 seasons. The first play with an all Black/African identifying cast for Melbourne Theatre Company.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme https://www.mtc.com.au/discover-more/backstage/is-god-is-programme/
Web https://www.mtc.com.au/plays-and-tickets/whats-on/season-2023/is-god-is/
Production Company
Event Identifier 170610
Dataset AusStage