Actor

anLate at night, deep in the woods of southern Illinois, a ghost tells Gail she will die within the next 24 hours. So begins The Refuge Plays, an epic tale that follows one Black family over 70 years. Written by former 2050 Artistic Fellow and NYTW Usual Suspect Nathan Alan Davis, this bold reimagining of an American “family play” is full of humor, heart and surprises. NYTW Artistic Director and Usual Suspect Patricia McGregor directs.

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The Refuge Plays

Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre

From award-winning poet and playwright Inua Ellams (Barber Shop Chronicles) comes a new myth that spans continents and millennia. The Half-God of Rainfall is a contemporary epic that weaves poetry and storytelling in a majestic journey that transports us from a tiny village in South West Nigeria to an NBA arena in the United States to the hallowed halls of Mount Olympus, where the mothers, daughters and goddesses take a stand against the fragile, furious and entitled gods. Obie Award winner and NYTW Usual Suspect Taibi Magar (Help) directs.

The Half-God of Rainfall

New York Theatre Workshop

As Hurricane Katrina begins her ruin, tensions between duty & desire surface, a levee is brought to its knees & Ruth must wrestle with all that she's ready to let go. shadow/land is a lyrical meditation on legacy, erotic fugitivity, and self-determination

shadow/land

Public Theater

Dear Santa, for Christmas this year I want a Pound Puppy, a Speak + Spell, and a nuclear radiation detector.

In this celebrated play directed by Tony Award nominee KNUD ADAMS (ENGLISH), a young girl is embroiled in intrigue when her estranged uncle, a prominent Black conservative, brings his mysteriously ill wife home for the holidays. A fugue of Reaganomics, espionage, roller disco, and cults—underscored by the cryptic Syracuse, NY chapter of the Seedlings of Peace Children’s Chorus.

Actor

Lizan Mitchell

Events

Upcoming events

Feb 21 - Mar 29, 2026

Cold War Choir Practice · Clubbed Thumb

Past events

Sep 16 - Nov 12, 2023

The Refuge Plays · New York Theatre Workshop

Jul 14 - Aug 20, 2023

The Half-God of Rainfall · New York Theatre Workshop

Future and recently performed repertoire

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