Fat Ham Tickets
About Fat Ham
Winner of the 2022 Pulitzer Prizer in Drama
New York Premiere Play
Co-Production with National Black Theatre
By James Ijames
Directed by Saheem Ali
Critically-acclaimed playwright James Ijames reinvents Shakespeare’s masterpiece with his new drama, FAT HAM.
Juicy is a queer, Southern college kid, already grappling with some serious questions of identity, when the ghost of his father shows up in their backyard, demanding that Juicy avenge his murder.
It feels like a familiar story to Juicy, well-versed in Hamlet’s woes. What’s different is Juicy himself, a sensitive and self-aware young Black man trying to break the cycles of trauma and violence in service of his own liberation.
From an uproarious family barbecue emerges a compelling examination of love and loss, pain and joy. FAT HAM is a delectable comic tragedy directed by The Public’s Associate Artistic Director Saheem Ali.
Run time
90 Mins (No intermission)
Start date
May 12th, 2022
End date
July 31st, 2022
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Fat Ham cast and creative team
By: James Ijames
Producer: The Public Theater and National Black Theatre
Director: Saheem Ali
Lighting: Stacey Derosier
Sound: Mikaal Sulaiman
Design: Maruti Evans
Choreography: Darrell Moultrie
Costume: Dominique Fawn Hill
Cast list: Marcel Spears (as Juicy), Nikki Crawford (as Tedra), Chris Herbie Holland (as Tio), Billy Eugene Jones (as Rev/Papp), Adrianna Mitchell (as Opal), Calvin Leon Smith (as Larry), Benja Kay Thomas (as Rabby)
Other info:
Hair and wig design by Earon Chew Nealey, props by Claire M. Kavanah, illusions by Skylar Fox, fight direction by Lisa Kopitsky
Venue
Public Theater
Accessibility
Accessible entrances, seating, and restrooms. Assistive Listening Devices. ASL interpreted, Open Caption and Audio Descriptions at select performances or on demand by request.
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