JEZELLE THE GAZELLE by Dominique Morisseau

Published: Oct. 25, 2020, 8:30 a.m.

JEZELLE THE GAZELLE continues Playing on Air\u2019s yearlong celebration of MacArthur \u2018Genius Grant\u2019 winner Dominique Morisseau (The Detroit Project, Pipeline, Ain't Too Proud \u2014 The Life and Times of the Temptations).

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Jezelle is ready to prove that she\u2019s the best runner on her block: young, fierce, and definitely faster than any boy. But is she fast enough to outrun grief and claim her greatness? Starring Mirirai Sithole (School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play, \u201cBlack Mirror\u201d), JEZELLE THE GAZELLE \xa0by Dominique Morisseau is directed by Goldie E. Patrick (Detroit Public Theatre, Kennedy Center).\xa0

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This clear-eyed coming of age story \u2014 originally created for the 10 x 10 Festival at American Theater Company \u2014 was recorded live at New York\u2019s Pershing Square Signature Center in November 2019. Stay tuned after the performance for an onstage conversation between the artists and host Claudia Catania.