FAT HAM
APRIL 17, 2024—MAY 12, 2024
By James Ijames
Directed by Monteze Freeland
Winner of the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, this deliciously funny send-up of Shakespeare’s Hamlet took Broadway by storm in 2023. When the ghost of Juicy’s father demands that Juicy avenge his murder, fatal intent doesn't come easy to this sensitive, self-aware, young Black man in search of his own happiness and liberation. From an uproarious Southern family cookout emerges a compelling examination of love and loss, pain and joy, revenge and karaoke.
In co-production with City Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA
CRITICS PICK. “A hilarious yet profound tragedy smothered in comedy. Perhaps the real tragedy of Hamlet is that it doesn’t end with a dance party.” — The New York Times
“AN outstanding DRAMA company CLearly worthy of its fine reputation.”
– The Wall Street Journal
