In the Red and Brown Water
By Tarell Alvin McCraney
Directed by Margo Hall
October 13–16, 2022
Zellerbach Playhouse
A spirited, young runner with a promising future, Oya is faced with an impossible choice: stay home to care for her ailing mother or follow her dreams of becoming a track star. Caught between expectations and desires, loyalty and passion, Oya must learn to navigate the turbulent waters of adulthood in southern Louisiana.
Acclaimed writer Tarell Alvin McCraney (Oscar winner for Moonlight) weaves together lyrical dialogue, evocative music, and Yoruba mythology from Africa and the Caribbean in this powerful coming-of-age story.
Performances
- Thursday, October 13, 2022 — 8pm
- Friday, October 14, 2022 — 8pm (with post-show discussion)
- Saturday, October 15, 2022 — 2pm
- Saturday, October 15, 2022 — 8pm
- Sunday, October 16, 2022 — 2pm
Event Details & COVID Protocols
Ticket Sales: Online ticket sales end 2 hours before each performance. Tickets are available at the door of Zellerbach Playhouse beginning 1 hour before each performance.
COVID Protocols: All guests are required to wear an appropriate, properly-fitting mask while inside the performance venue. Learn more about our current COVID protocols here.
Running Time: Approximately 2 hours, including a 10-minute intermission
Audience Advisories: In the Red and Brown Water contains mature content, including sexual references and adult language. If you have any questions about content or stage effects (such as strobe lights or theatrical fog), please email tdpsboxoffice@berkeley.edu
Critical Acclaim
"[McCraney] writes with almost unnerving confidence. He shifts easily between thrilling music sequences and the kind of vibrant, hilarious, pointed dialogue few playwrights can manage." —SF Weekly
"[In the Red and Brown Water] is flowing with full-bodied song, rich humor and compassionate breadth." —SF Chronicle
"This is a universal story of triumph, defeat, loss, love, abandonment, compromise, jealousy, infidelity, betrayal... " —New York Times
Tarell Alvin McCraney: Theatre of Belonging
Playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney speaks at the 2017 Othering & Belonging Conference hosted by the Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society at UC Berkeley.