The cast for Home includes Tory Kittles as Cephus Miles, Brittany Inge as Woman One/Pattie Mae Wells, and Stori Ayers as Woman Two, all making their Roundabout Theatre Company debuts. In this Tony Award-nominated play described by The New York Times as “an uplifting folk ballad about the pure in heart,” Cephus Miles navigates life’s challenges until his sweetheart Pattie Mae’s departure for college and subsequent marriage to another man.

Originally staged by the Negro Ensemble Company in 1979 and part of Roundabout’s Refocus Project, Home by Samm-Art Williams remains a poignant coming-of-age story that resonates with the enduring spirit of all Americans seeking a sense of belonging. Kenny Leon, known for his work on A Soldier’s Play and Topdog/Underdog, brings his directorial prowess to breathe new life into this classic.

Home will commence preview performances on Friday, May 17, 2024, and officially open on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, at the Todd Haimes Theatre on Broadway (227 West 42nd Street). The production is set for a limited engagement, running through Sunday, July 21, 2024.

The creative team behind “Home” includes Arnulfo Maldonado (Set Design), Dede Ayite (Costume Design), Allen Lee Hughes (Lighting Design), and Justin Ellington (Sound Design) to bring a visually and aurally immersive experience for theatre enthusiasts.

With its return to Broadway, Home not only celebrates the legacy of Samm-Art Williams but also reaffirms the enduring relevance of this heartfelt exploration of identity, resilience, and the quest for home. Don’t miss this opportunity to witness the magic of “Home” on stage, where the power of storytelling comes alive.

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HOME by Samm Art Williams is a lyrical play that tells the coming of age story of orphan Cephus Miles of small town Crossroads, North Carolina. Even though Cephus lives what cannot be described as anything less than a whirlwind life, he is still joyous and full of optimism that his quest to discover something deeper will be fulfilled. Cephus eventually leaves Crossroads for the big city after learning that his betrothed Pattie Mae has decided to marry another man, a more well off professional. Throughout his struggles in the big city, being a Vietnam war resister, and returning home to his small town after desegregation, we see the story of a man gaining wisdom in a world that does not always make sense.

HOME by Samm-Art Williams NYC-Manhattan Monday June 15th at 7PM
directed by Michele Shay
Starring Elain Graham, S. Epatha Merkerson, Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Harlem Hospital Pavilion

On the same day Project1Voice will hold another reading for afternoon theatergoers:

Just when you thought going HOME was enough on Monday, June 15th here’s your HAPPY ENDING. This NYC ONLY staged reading of HAPPY ENDING is especially for the capitalistically efficient daytime theater goer.

HAPPY ENDING and DAY of ABSENCE–two one act plays–premiered at St. Marks Place November 1965. This was the genesis of the Negro Ensemble Company (NEC).

Arthur French (A TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL w/Cicely Tyson) one of the original 13 NEC members–reprises the role he performed 50 years ago. Also featuring Lizan Mitchell, Brandon Gill and NEC alum Ebony Jo-Ann.

Project1Voice also did Ntozake Shange’s  choreopoem For Colored Girls Who Considered Suicide/ When the Rainbow is Enuf last year. The piece is a series of twenty poems that are choreographed to music (hence, “choreopoem”) performed by seven African American women that are only named by the color that they are assigned.  The subject matter includes abandonment, rape, abortion, domestic violence, and HIV/AIDS. This play first debuted on Broadway in 1976 and Shange was the second African American woman playwright to be produced on Broadway, second only to Lorraine Hansberry with A Raisin in the Sun.

To find out more about how to view the Manhattan staged reading visit Project1Voice.org or the Project1Voice: HOME Facebook event page and listen to the Founder/CEO and President of Project1Voice, Erich McMillian-Mcall, here:

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