By Cori Thomas | Directed by serge seiden
About
From the inspired team of Liberian-American playwright Cori Thomas, and Bad Jews director Serge Seiden, comes this off-beat, Off-Broadway hit about five city-lives colliding with magical results. When January Feels Like Summer is about coming out, coming of age, and overcoming obstacles. Charged with the presence of the Hindu god Ganesh, two teens in dead end jobs become community heroes while shuttered souls open to new opportunities find love. This heartwarming romantic comedy from shows us the true beauty of American diversity.
The play received a 2008 workshop at the Sundance Theatre Lab before its world premiere at the City Theatre Company in Pittsburgh in 2010, where it received the Edgerton Foundation Award. It was presented as part of the 2011 Humana Festival, where it received the 2011 American Theater Critics Osborn Award for Best New Play. The show later became a New York Times “Critics’ Picks” in its New York premiere Off-Broadway at Ensemble Studio Theatre in 2014, a collaboration with Page 73 Productions and Women’s Project Theater.
May 19–June 12, 2016
Runtime: 2 hours and 10 minutes
Creative Team
Press
“Unassuming but profoundly honest”
“Relevant, engaging and sweetly funny”
“Funny, touching, thought-provoking”
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