Columbia University School of Arts MFA Acting Cohort of 2025 presents Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' An Octoroon, directed by A. Dean Irby.
Judge Peyton is dead and his plantation Terrebonne is in financial ruins. Peyton’s handsome nephew George arrives as heir apparent and quickly falls in love with Zoe, a beautiful octoroon. But the evil overseer M’Closky has other plans - for both Terrebonne and Zoe. In 1859, a famous Irishman wrote this play about slavery in America. Now an American tries to write his own.
SHOWTIMES
Wednesday, January 31st @ 7:30pm
Thursday, February 1st @ 7:30pm
Friday, February 2nd @ 7:30pm
Saturday, February 3rd @ 2pm & 7:30pm
RUN TIME
2 hours, 30 minutes, including a 15 minute intermission
CONTENT WARNING
This play contains explicit language, racial slurs, disturbing images of racial violence (lynching, police brutality, etc.) and violence.
CAST
Jaucqir LaFond – BJJ / M’CLOSKY
India Shea – PLAYWRIGHT / WAHNOTEE
Milton Espinoza Jr. – ASSISTANT / PETE / PAUL
Isaiah Brown – GEORGE
Bethsabé Caballero – ZOE
Jacqui Byrne – DORA
Sarah-Michele Guei – MINNIE
Scenarious Thurmond – DIDO
Lola Fadiran – GRACE / BR’ER RABBIT
Jeffrey Parksinon – CAPTAIN RATTS
CREATIVE/DESIGN TEAM
Director A. Dean Irby
Dramaturg Dezi Tibbs
Production Stage Manager Paola Solís-Ramírez
Sound/Projections Design Ariana Wei
Lighting Design Emmanuel Delgado
Fight Choreography Jacqueline Holloway
TICKETS
All 5 performances of An Octoroon are currently sold out. Walk-up tickets will be available for those who were unable to reserve a ticket in advance. The walk-up waitlist will open 30 minutes before curtain, first come, first serve.
Please note: The Theatre @ Schapiro is only accessible by a flight of stairs. For elevator access to the space, please contact us at least 24 hours in advance at [email protected]. We can also be reached at (617)-955-9078. If you need further accommodations please email [email protected] at least 5 days before the event.
