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THE GREAT PRIVATION (How to flip ten cents into a dollar)

By Nia Akilah Robinson
Cast: Yetunde Felix-Ukwu, Victoria Omoregie, Zack Powell, Marc Pierre

Scenic: Meghan Raham
Costumes: Brandee Mathies
Lights: Amith Chandrashaker
Sound: Nick Hernandez
Hair & Wig: Lashawn Melton
Dramaturg: Sonia Fernandez
Dialect Coach: Bridgett Jackson
Intimacy & Fight Director: Sierra Young
Stage Manager: Sarah Chapin

“This production, led by Mina Morita, has crafted a stupendous show from front to back of house. The pacing is excellent; scenes flow fluidly and end with precise intention to keep the audience engaged.”

—DC Theater Arts (Aileen Johnson)

“Mina Morita’s direction is absolutely seamless…stellar cast…a vibrant and highly relevant piece that resonates long after you leave the theatre… It is a weighty and intense play that also feels incredibly playful, and that in and of itself is a pretty spectacular theatrical feat…This cast seems to perfectly execute Robinson’s vision and Morita’s powerful, big-picture approach to life, death, and the stories that bridge the gap.”

—Maryland Theatre Guide (Anne Valentino)

“Robinson is a gifted writer, and she’s building toward something. And when past and present eventually converge in ‘The Great Privation,’ it packs a very powerful punch.”

—The Boston Globe (Don Aucoin)

“Akilah Robinson’s play, with Mina Morita’s smart direction, acts as more of a spotlight and less of a preachy history lesson. The dialogue brims with references that the curious viewer might want to explore after the show.”

—WBUR (Jacquinn Sinclair)