The Public Theater- Anspacher Theater (New York, NY)
The Public Theater presents The Brothers Size and Marcus; or the Secret of Sweet by Tarell Alvin McCraney, the winner of the inaugural New York Times Outstanding Playwright Award. The two dramas together comprise part 2 of The Brother/Sister Plays, McCraney's ambitious trilogy about love, kinship and coming of age in the Bayou, but each stands alone in its own right.
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Awesome show. Acting very well done. Dialogue and themes, tremendous. Left hand side viewing a little obstructed which was a bummer. . . but a minor one.
An amazing show. Not to be missed. The production design and acting are incredible. And how about that sound design!
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Tarell Alvin McCraney, one of America’s most acclaimed young writers and the winner of the inaugural New York Times Outstanding Playwright Award, returns to The Public with a trilogy of modern-day stories of kinship, love, heartache and coming-of-age centered around an extended family and community in the Bayou. McCraney’s stories traverse the gritty and lyrical, urban and mythic.
Be among the first to hear the words of one of the most startling new voices of the 21st century, who is thrilling audiences around the globe by pushing the boundaries of language, form, and sexuality in provocative, musical and poetic ways. This trilogy can be viewed independently, or in either order, but have a special resonance when experienced together.
Part 2: The Brothers Size/Marcus; or the Secret of Sweet
Reconceived as part of the trilogy since it premiered as part of The Public’s 2007-2008 season, The Brothers Size is a taut, rhythmic and playful drama follows two brothers as they walk the line between law and liberty, locked in a fierce tug-of-war for their own souls and a test of their fraternal bond.
Marcus; or the Secret of Sweet is a beautiful and touching tale of a young man's awakening to his tenuous connections with his history, his friends, his sexuality, and himself.
As the nation's foremost theatrical producer of Shakespeare and new work, The Public Theater is dedicated to achieving artistic excellence while developing an American theater that is accessible and relevant to all people through productions of challenging new plays, musicals and innovative stagings of the classics.
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