David Emerson Toney's Elysian Fields

David Emerson Toney & Chris Youstra MusicalCome hear Act One of Elysian Fields, a vibrant new Toney-Youstra musical collaboration that resets Shakespeare’s King Lear in the deep South. Jennifer L. Nelson directs this star studded cast.
Sunday, Mar 7 at 7:30 PM
LAB 1
Tickets: $10
For audiences ages 13 and up.

Be the first to experience the compelling words of playwright David Emerson Toney and the haunting music of composer Chris Youstra in a word premier reading of Act One of Elysian Fields. Actor/singers will bring to life the story an old freed black slave in the Civil-War-Era South who, after a windfall, divides his property among his children. Inspired by Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy, King Lear, this musical asks: "When can we no longer blame the world around us for our own shortcomings?" The audience will be invited to share their responses to this powerful new work in a post-reading talk-back. The Atlas is proud to welcome back the playwright-composer team who created its opening production, Coming Home.

Cast
Keith Brown
Desire Dubose
James Johnson
Omoro Omoighe
Erika Rose
Aaron Reader
Kenyatta Rogers
Jefferson A. Russell
Frederick Strother
Addison Switzer
Nick Vaughn
Craig Wallace
Brandon White
Lance Coadie Williams
and more...