Cultural Voice

  Director Fabian Thomas has developed the reputation of bringing non-traditional, edgy and challenging theatrical productions to the Jamaican stage. His upcoming production  continues that tradition. Described by the director/producer as his ‘most challenging and intriguing’ effort to date, Thomas will present 2 of the plays from Tarell Alvin McCraney’s highly praised and revered trilogy The Brother/Sister Plays. In the Red and Brown Water and The Brothers Size will run at the Pantry Playhouse March 15 - 24 and March 29 - April 7 respectively. “As soon as I read the book, I knew I had to direct them!”, Thomas shares, referring to McCraney’s The Brother/Sister Plays which have been described as “dangerous, modern-day stories of kinship, love, heartache and coming-of-age”, while it has been said that the young playwright “speaks with authenticity about a world that is gritty and lyrical, urban and mythic. One of the most startling new American theatrical v...