‘Box’ is a Hit!
JuNene K and Bryan Pitts in Box at Undermain Theatre. Photo by Paul Semrad.
Performances for the Dallas premiere of Box at Undermain Theatre are underway, and the response has been tremendous! I had the pleasure of attending opening weekend of the show, which was a warm embrace from a city that stands as one of the country’s largest cultural hubs. Audiences and critics (see below) alike have enjoyed this puzzle of a play, and opening weekend saw this ferocious cast performing for two sold out houses. I learned that presales for Box have been the highest for any show at Undermain since before the pandemic.
Press coverage for this show has been very generous. Take a look at what Dallas is saying about Box:
I sat down (virtually) with Manny Mendoza of the Dallas Morning News to discuss Box and my writing process. A War of the Worlds and Frog Splash also make appearances in this lovely piece.
Read a primer on Henry Box Brown’s life, and hear an audio segment featuring clips from the show and interviews with the creative team (and yours truly).
“A truly all-star cast inhabits the columned basement space at Undermain Theatre in Box, a sumptuous, sleight-of-hand production of Jarrett King’s play based on the remarkable life of Henry Box Brown…And what a trip it is.”
“Box is an interesting mix of imagined events and real history, dark issues and light-hearted magic. King’s characters are vividly drawn, his dialogue lively and often surprising—and Henry Brown (a charismatic and solemn Bryan Pitts) is a man worth knowing, courage and flaws alike.”
Many broken legs to the phenomenal cast of Box! Can’t wait to make my way back to Dallas!
Me and the cast of Box at Undermain Theatre: Catherine DuBord, Bryan Pitts, Stephen Young, Rhonda Boutté, JuNene K, and LuLu Ward
Bryan Pitts as Henry. Photo by Paul Semrad.
Stephen Young as Reverend Cave. Photo by Paul Semrad.
Catherine DuBord as Jane, Bryan Pitts as Henry, and JuNene K as Nancy. Photo by Paul Semrad.
Bryan Pitts as Henry and Catherine DuBord as Jane. Photo by Paul Semrad.
Tommy Stuart as Hayes and Bryan Pitts as Henry. Photo by Paul Semrad.
LuLu Ward as Lady Bloomfield and Catherine DuBord as Jane. Photo by Paul Semrad.
Rhonda Boutté as Pearl and JuNene K as Nancy. Photo by Paul Semrad.
