DONTRELL, WHO KISSED THE SEA
Written by: nathan alan davis
Directed by: gregory wallace
2015
A co-production by Lower Depth Theatre and Skylight Theatre.
Eighteen-year-old Dontrell Jones the Third decides that it is his duty and destiny to venture into the Atlantic Ocean in search of an ancestor lost during the Middle Passage. But his family is not at all ready to abandon its prized son to the waters of a mysterious and haunting past. Blending poetry, humor, wordplay and ritual, Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea is a present-day hero’s quest exploring the lengths and depths we must go to redeem history’s wrongs.
“...imaginatively conceived and written, spectacularly staged and designed, and acted with ferocious commitment, the result is thrilling.”
Gallery
cast
creative
Omete Anassi
Haley McHugh
Benai Boyd
Charles McCoy
Yvonne Huff Lee
Jasmine St.Clair
Stephanie Kerley - Set Designer
Jeff McLaughlin - Lighting Designer
David B. Marling - Sound Designer
Naila Aladdin Sanders - Costume Designer
Christopher Hoffman - Stage Manager
Dylan Southard - Dramaturgy
“Because ultimately what makes ‘Dontrell’ soar is Davis’ uniquely lyrical script, and its thematic veracity and original authorial voice floats us past fleeting new-play issues.”