Get inside a professional theater production

Theater fans can go deep on a 2019 production in Westport Thursday evening, via computer of course as the pandemic lingers. 

Westport Country Playhouse’s “From Concept to Curtain” documentary series will present “Telling Mlima's Tale,” premiering Thursday, April 15, at 7 p.m., on the Playhouse’s website (westportplayhouse.org) and Youtube channel (WestportPlayhouse). And it's free to see.

 

You'll observe conversations with playwright, director and artists as “Telling Mlima’s Tale” examines the  visual scope and sweep of the Playhouse’s 2019 award-winning production, “Mlima’s Tale,” written by two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning Lynn Nottage, and directed by Mark Lamos, Playhouse artistic director.

The Playhouse’s staging was the first after the play's world premiere at The Public Theater in New York.

 

“Mlima’s Tale” at Westport Country Playhouse received five Awards of Excellence from the Connecticut Critics Circle, including best play of 2019; Mark Lamos for direction, Jermaine Rowe for his portrayal of Mlima, Yana Birykova for projection design, and Isabella Byrd for lighting design.

From left, Jermaine Rowe as Mlima, Jennean Farmer, and Carl Hendrick Louis in Westport Country Playhouse’s 2019 production of “Mlima’s Tale.” Photo by Carol Rosegg