Due to popular demand, Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director and Barry Grove, Executive Producer) is pleased to announce one additional week of performances for the world premiere of of Sugar in Our Wounds, a new play by Donja R. Love, directed by Saheem Ali (Twelfth Night for the Public Theater’s Mobile Unit), at The Studio at Stage II – Harold and Mimi Steinberg New Play Series at New York City Center – Stage II (131 West 55^th Street). The added performances will include an LGBTQ Theatre Night on Friday, July 13 at 7:30PM and a Black Theatre Night on Sunday, July 15 at 7:30PM.

The production stars Stephanie Berry (Drowning Crow, The Hummingbird’s Tour) as Aunt Mama, Sheldon Best (Romeo and Juliet) as James, Fern Cozine (Off-Broadway debut) as Isabel, Tiffany Rachelle Stewart (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time) as Mattie, and Chinaza Uche (Sojourners/Her Portmanteau, Nigerian Prince) as Henry.

On a plantation during the Civil War, a mystical tree stretches toward heaven. It protects James, a young slave, while he reads newspapers about the imminent possibility of freedom, as the battle rages on. When a brooding stranger arrives, James and his makeshift family take the man in. Soon, an unexpected bond leads to a striking romance, and everyone is in uncharted territory. But is love powerful enough to set your true self free? This lyrical and lushly realized play is part of poet, filmmaker and playwright Donja R. Love’s exploration of queer love at pivotal moments in Black history.

Sugar in Our Wounds’ creative team includes Arnulfo Maldonado (scenic design), Dede Ayite (costume design), Jason Lyons (lighting design), Palmer Hefferan (sound design), Michael Thurber (original music), Darrell Grand Moultrie (movement), and Cookie Jordan (hair & makeup design).

Special “Sugar” Events:

• Following the Saturday, June 23 the 2:30 p.m. matinee performance, there will be a conversation with the cast of Sugar in Our Wounds moderated by MTC discussion leader Marta Effinger-Crichlow.
• The Friday, July 13 at 7:30 p.m. performance is LGBTQ Theatre Night and the Sunday, July 15 at 7:30 p.m. performance is Black Theatre Night.

Manhattan Theatre Club, under the leadership of Artistic Director Lynne Meadow and Executive Producer Barry Grove, has become one of the country’s most prominent and prestigious theatre companies. Over the past four and a half decades, MTC productions have earned numerous awards including 7 Pulitzer Prizes and 23 Tony Awards. MTC has a Broadway home at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (261 West 47^th Street) and two Off-Broadway theatres at New York City Center (131 West 55^th Street). Renowned MTC productions include the 2018 Pulitzer Prize winner Cost of Living by Martyna Majok; Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes; August Wilson’s Jitney and The Piano Lesson; Heisenberg by Simon Stephens; The Father by Florian Zeller with translation by Christopher Hampton; Fool For Love by Sam Shepard; Airline Highway by Lisa D’Amour; Casa Valentina by Harvey Fierstein; Outside Mullingar and Doubt by John Patrick Shanley; The Commons of Pensacola by Amanda Peet; Murder Ballad by Julia Jordan and Juliana Nash; The Assembled Parties by Richard Greenberg; Wit by Margaret Edson; Venus in Fur by David Ives; Good People and Rabbit Hole by David Lindsay-Abaire; The Whipping Man by Matthew Lopez; Time Stands Still by Donald Margulies; Ruined by Lynn Nottage; Proof by David Auburn; The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife by Charles Busch; Love! Valour! Compassion! by Terrence McNally; Crimes of the Heart by Beth Henley; and Ain’t Misbehavin’, the Fats Waller musical. For more information on MTC, please visit www.ManhattanTheatreClub.com.

TICKETING INFORMATION

Single tickets are available for purchase online at www.nycitycenter.org, by calling CityTix at 212-581-1212, or by visiting the New York City Center box office (131 West 55^th Street). New and renewing subscribers can join MTC’s 2018-2019 season by calling The MTC Clubline at 212-399-3050. For more information, please visit www.manhattantheatreclub.com. Tickets for the initial run are priced at $30; tickets for the extension week are priced at $75.

To sign up for MTC’s “30 Under 30” program, offering $30 tickets for theatregoers age 30 and under, visit www.manhattantheatreclub.com/30under30/.

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

• TUESDAY, JUNE 19 – SUNDAY, JUNE 24 (WEEK OF OPENING): Wednesday-Sunday at 7:30PM; Matinees on Saturday and Sunday at 2:30PM. The opening night performance on Tuesday is at 7:30PM.
• TUESDAY, JUNE 26 – SUNDAY, JULY 1: Tuesday-Saturday at 7:30PM; Matinees on Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday at 2:30PM.
• MONDAY, JULY 2 – SUNDAY, JULY 8: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 7:30PM; Matinees on Saturday and Sunday at 2:30PM; Dark on Wednesday for Independence Day.
• TUESDAY, JULY 10 – SUNDAY, JULY 15: Tuesday-Sunday at 7:30PM; Matinees on Saturday and Sunday at 2:30PM. The Friday, July 13 at 7:30PM performance is LGBTQ Theatre Night and the Sunday, July 15 at 7:30PM performance is Black Theatre Night.