The Half-God of Rainfall

Theatre

Name:	New York Theatre Workshop
Address:	79 East 4th Street, New York, NY 10003

Production Information

First performance date:	July 14, 2023
Opening date:	July 31, 2023
Closing date:	August 20, 2023
External Links:	Official Website

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Production Description

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.

Opening Night Credits

Production Credits

	Person/Company	Credit
	New York Theatre Workshop	Producer
	American Repertory Theater	Co-Producer

	Inua Ellams	Playwright

	Taibi Magar	Director

	Orlando Pabotoy	Movement
	Ann C. James	Intimacy Director

	Riccardo Hernández	Set Designer
	Linda Cho	Costume Designer
	Stacey Derosier	Lighting Designer
	Mikaal Sulaiman	Sound Designer
	Tal Yarden	Projection Designer

	Caroline Englander	Stage Manager

	Dawn-Elin Fraser	Vocal and Dialect Coach

Cast

	Actor	Role
	Jason Bowen	Sàngó
	Patrice Johnson Chevannes	Osún
	Kelley Curran	Hera
	Mister Fitzgerald	Demi
	Michael Laurence	Zeus
	Lizan Mitchell	Elegba
	Jennifer Mogbock	Modúpé

Awards

		Award	Person / Company	Function
1	NOMINATED	2024 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Costume Design	Linda Cho	Costume Designer
2	NOMINATED	2023 AUDELCO Award, Lighting Design	Stacey Derosier	Lighting Designer
3	NOMINATED	2023 AUDELCO Award, Sound Design	Mikaal Sulaiman	Sound Designer
4	NOMINATED	2023 AUDELCO Award, Outstanding Ensemble Performance	Jason Bowen	Actor
			Mister Fitzgerald	Actor
			Patrice Johnson Chevannes	Actor
			Michael Laurence	Actor
			Lizan Mitchell	Actor
			Jennifer Mogbock	Actor
			Kelley Curran	Actor
5	WON	2023 Joe A. Callaway Award (SDCF), Excellence in Choreography	Orlando Pabotoy	Movement
6	WON	2023 Obie Award, Sustained Achievement in Design	Mikaal Sulaiman	Sound Designer

Notes

CONTENT ADVISORY: The Half-God of Rainfall details but does not depict sexual violence.