WINNER OF THE 2016 NY INTERNATIONAL FRINGE AWARD FOR OVERAL EXCELLENCE FOR A MUSICAL

MOTHER EMANUEL

Mother Emanuel played it's World Premiere at the 2016 New York International Fringe Festival and played at the SoHo Playhouse. It was awarded Overall Excellence for a Musical and was selected for the 2016 Fringe Encore Series.

About the Play:

Mother Emanuel presents an interpretation of the events that transpired at  Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church on June 17, 2015. On that evening at around 8pm, a young white male entered the Bible Study which was occurring at the time and sat there until around 9:05pm when at that time, he shot nine members of the Bible Study group. 

The play is an interpretation of their Bible Study and an homage to a specific religious experience. In the story telling, the piece travels through the past and present lives of these nine men and women

CREATIVE TEAM

Co-Written by Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj, Adam Mace, Christian Lee Branch

Directed and Choreographed by Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj

Conceived by Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj

Stage Managed by Bee Reed

Lighting Designed by Doug Cox

Sound Designed by Paul Wilt

Produced by Samantha Steiger

CAST

Christian Lee Branch, Marquis Gibson, Lauren Shaye, Nicole Stacie