Fish
By Kia Corthron
Directed by Adrienne D. Williams
“An original theatrical voice.” — New York Times
March 21 — April 20, 2024
Co-Produced by Keen Company and Working Theater
Between acting as guardian to her little brother and losing her best friend to the charter school on the upper floor, Tree is just trying her best to get through senior year at her underfunded public school. Ms. Harris, the new English teacher, has grown embittered over budget cuts and standardized testing – keeping every student afloat is proving easier said than done. When questions arise that no textbook can answer, both student and teacher will face their most challenging assignment to date. Kia Corthron's Fish is a frank, funny, and fearless new play about the everyday people who make up America’s education system.
Kia Corthron was part of the Keen Playwrights Lab in 2018, during which time Fish was originally developed.
Run time is approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes, without an intermission. Fish contains some strong language and may not be suitable for patrons under the age of 10 years old.
"Corthron does an excellent job. Fish is teaching us vital lessons, and we all clearly have a lot to learn."
— TheaterMania
“Kia Corthron is a singular voice among American playwrights: a fierce mixture of painstaking researcher and lyrical dramatist."
— New York Times
"Fish crackles with the excitement of a playwright reaching out and firmly grabbing a societal third rail."
— Lighting & Sound
Performance Venue
Theater Four in Theatre Row
410 West 42nd Street
New York, NY 10036
Between 9th & 10th Ave
Show Schedule
Tuesdays at 7pm
Wednesdays at 7pm
Thursdays at 7pm
Fridays at 7pm
Saturdays at 2pm & 7pm
Sundays at 2pm
Accessibility
Audio Description:
Wednesday, April 3 at 7pm
ASL Interpretation:
Wednesday, April 10 at 7pm
Post-Show Conversations
Free conversations after the show that engage with the themes at the heart of Fish.
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2 students and 2 educators will engage in a dialogue around the many issues of education explored in Fish. Featuring Mariana Hunter-Ellin, ELA Teacher at the High School for Public Service: Heroes of Tomorrow, and Daniel Rodriguez, Bronx High Schools District Representative at the UFT; moderated by Janella Hinds, VP for Academic High Schools at the United Federation of Teachers (UFT)
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Members of the Fish cast and creative team discuss their work on Kia Corthtron’s play and in the theater industry at large. Moderated by Marcia Pendelton of Walk Tall Girl Productions.
Meet the Artists
Kia Corthron (Playwright)
Adrienne D. Williams (Director)
Torée Alexandre (Latricia)
Mikayla LaShae Bartholomew (LaRonda, Keisha)
Josiah Gaffney (Zay)
Morgan Siobhan Green (Lakkayyah, Nabila, Eastman, Co-Worker, Chantal)
Rachel Leslie (Jasmine)
Margaret Odette (LaNeeyah, Tighman, Brianna, Maliqua)
Christopher B. Portley (Nadeem, Anthony)
Scenic Design: Jason Simms
Costume Design: Mika Eubanks
Lighting Design: Nic Vincent
Sound Design: Michael Keck
Props Design: Yudelka Heyer
Dramaturg: Zachariah Ezer
Voice and Dialect Coach: Xavier Clark
Intimacy Director: Teniece Divya Johnson
Violinist: Mai Matsumoto
Production Stage Manager: Mary Garrigan
General Manager: Reed Ridgley
Production Manager: Eric Nightengale
Casting: Stephanie Yankwitt, CSA and Nia Smith, tbd casting co.
Press Representative: Everyman Agency
Audience Development Consultant: Marcia Pendelton, Walk Tall Girl Productions
Assistant Stage Manager: Tyler Danhaus
Assistant Scenic Designer: Thea Goldman
Assistant Costume Designer: Bria Morgan Dinkins
Assistant Lighting Designer: Bobbi René Fullerton
Master Electrician: Paul Jones
Wardrobe Supervisor: Aliza Ciara
House Manager: Juni Li
ASL Interpretation and Audio Description: Inclusive Communication Services
Audio Description Equipment: Theatre Breaking Through Barriers
Production Photography: Valerie Terranova
Production Videography: Transcendent Enterprises
Press Photographer: Gabriella Spiegel
Press Videographer: Dan Shein
Graphic Design: Alan Buttar, Muse Graphic Design
Accountants: Kudisch, Oster & Company, LLC
Working Theater believes the transformative experience of live theater should not be a privilege or a luxury, but a staple. Now in its 39th season, Working Theater continues its mission to produce theater for, with, and about working people—the essential workers of any city or town—and to make play-going a regular part of our audiences' cultural lives. Through an active commissioning pipeline, our sliding scale ticketing initiative, a successful grassroots audience engagement program, and a pioneering arts-in-education program, our work remains relevant, accessible, and affordable to all, regardless of geography or socio-economic status. Working Theater has commissioned and produced over seventy culturally diverse world-premiere plays, with subjects and themes ranging from the struggles of women working in poultry plants (Lisa Ramirez’s TO THE BONE) to the plight of the uninsured in America (Michael Milligan's Mercy Killers), to the shared journey of undocumented immigrants crossing the United States border, staged inside an actual 18-wheeler (Ed Cardona, Jr.’s La Ruta). The company has presented its work in 15 American cities, earned 2 Drama League Nominations, 6 Drama Desk Award nominations, a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble for Rob Ackerman’s Tabletop, and 3 Audelco Awards.
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