“The directors of this production have taken such care to hold space for the creative team and audiences to engage in the important conversations.”
Photos by Steve Fischer of Fischeye Films
Video by Brent Teclaw of Stages Theatre Company
All American Boys
Twin Cities Premiere
Produced by Stages Theatre Company & The Capri Theater
By Jody Drezner Alperin & Vicky Finney Crouch
Based on the book by Jason Reynolds & Brendan Kiely
April 29th - May 22nd, 2022
Performed at The Capri Theater
DESCRIPTION
Rashad is absent today. The graffiti tag begins to appear everywhere after a white cop at the corner store viciously beats a black teenager for a theft he didn't commit. But for Rashad himself, the question is: What about tomorrow? Before his broken ribs have even healed, Rashad faces not only rising tension among his family over who's to blame and what he should do, but also the discovery that a protest movement is growing in his name. He wants to move on--but how can he, when this could happen to someone else? Meanwhile, Quinn, a white classmate who barely knows Rashad, wrestles with a secret: He witnessed the attack, but the officer is a close friend to his family. He's not sure he can stay silent, but what will it cost to speak up? Rashad and Quinn's perspectives alternate throughout this galvanizing adaptation of the acclaimed novel, as the two young men work through a complex web of family loyalties and community ties to find a way to take action.
“All American Boys is a heart-breakingly beautiful look at the kind of world our boys and girls are growing up in, and this group of young people gives me hope that they’ll be the ones to make it better.”
ADDITIONAL MEDIA & REVIEWS
MINNPOST Article "How the team behind the Twin Cities production of ‘All American Boys’ created space to support the mental health of cast, crew and audience": - Click Here
KSTP Minnesota Live Interview Segment - Click Here
CherryandSpoon.com Review - Click Here
TalkinBroadway.com Review - Click Here
PROJECT COLLABORATORS
CREATIVE TEAM
DIRECTORS - Theo Langason & Cody R. Braudt
COSTUME & MAKE-UP DESIGN - Samantha Fromm Haddow
TECHNICAL DIRECTION - Jim Hibbeler
LIGHTING DESIGN - Grant E. Merges
SOUND & MUSIC DESIGN - Peter Morrow & Maje Adams
YOUTH SOUND DESIGN MENTEE - Enzo La Hoz Calassara
SET DESIGN - Joe Stanley
YOUTH SET DESIGN MENTEE - Layla Cavin
PROJECTION DESIGN - Cody R. Braudt
PROPS DESIGN - Laura Wilhelm
STAGE MANAGER - Emily Sullivan
ASST. STAGE MANAGER - Joya Horne
CAST (in alphabetical order)
JILL - Calli Argent
DWYER - John Clifton
COACH & CLERK - Peter Colburn
QUINN - Jaden Corniea
ENGLISH JONES - Edric Duffy
BERRY - Joh Easley
MS. TRACY & KATIE LANSING - Becca Hart
SHANNON PUSHCART - Grant Hudson
RASHAD - Miles Johnson
MOM - Jamila Joiner
MA - Kim Kivens
CARLOS - Luca La Hoz Calassara
WILL - Apollonia Leider
GUZZO - Jack Mintz
DAD - Danté Pirtle
CHORUS - Livv Rankin
SPOONY - Roy Richardson Jr.
CHORUS - Charles Rush-Reese
CHORUS - Daija Scott
PAUL - Michael Venske
MRS FITZGERALD - Jeanette Warner
NEWS ANCHOR - JC Lippold