{"id":62825,"date":"2012-02-26T12:55:10","date_gmt":"2012-02-26T12:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/0de2709a84.nxcli.net\/0-kjasnb\/2012\/02\/26\/theater-katori-hall-hurt-village\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T13:40:36","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T13:40:36","slug":"theater-katori-hall-hurt-village","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/theater-katori-hall-hurt-village\/","title":{"rendered":"Theater: Katori Hall’s Hurt Village"},"content":{"rendered":"

Katori Hall’s Hurt Village<\/strong>
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Playing at Signature Center<\/a><\/strong>, 480 W. 42nd Street (between 9th and 10th Avenues) from February 7 \u2013 March 18, 2012<\/p>\n

Directed by Patricia McGregor<\/strong>, the cast includes Tonya Pinkins, Saycon Sengbloh, Marsha Stephanie Blake, Ron Cephas Jones, Nicholas Christopher, Corey Hawkins, Charlie Hudson III, Joaquina Kalukango, Lloyd Watts<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s the end of a long summer in Hurt Village, a housing project in Memphis, Tennessee. A government Hope Grant means relocation for many of the project\u2019s residents, including Cookie, a thirteen year-old aspiring rapper, along with her mother Crank and great-grandmother Big Mama. As the family prepares to move, Cookie\u2019s father Buggy unexpectedly returns from a tour of duty in Iraq. Ravaged by the war, Buggy struggles to find a position in his disintegrating community, along with a place in his daughter\u2019s wounded heart.<\/p>\n

A bold, gritty and devastating work, Hurt Village earned Katori Hall the prestigious Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, given annually to an outstanding female playwright.<\/strong><\/p>\n

RUNTIME: <\/strong> 2 hours, 30 minutes.<\/p>\n

The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre: Tues-Fri at 7:30 pm, Sat at 2 & 8 pm, Sun at 2 pm.
\nSunday evening performance on March 4, 18, 18 @ 7:30 pm.<\/p>\n

Tickets can be purchased by calling the box office at (212) 244-7529 or online at www.signaturetheatre.org<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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