Bread

About Bread

Bread is nourishment. Bread is legacy. Bread is life itself. And bread is money. This world premiere by award-winning Dallas-born actress and playwright Regina Taylor weaves a compelling family drama of hopes, fears, thwarted dreams, and dark secrets against a turbulent backdrop of racial tension and social upheaval. It is early 2017; a time of change. James and Ruth are a middle class couple from Oak Cliff, a historic south Dallas neighborhood on the verge of gentrification. They plan a bright future for their teenage son and his soon-to-be-born brother. But when James’ brother Jeb returns home, buried family tensions resurface and the past casts a troubling shadow across an uncertain future. Taylor’s stirring, timely story of identity and family asks: How can we prepare the next generation for what’s to come?


Cast

Jr. Baker - Elliot Marvin Sims
Ruth Baker - Stormi Demerson
James Baker - DJORÉ NANCE
Al Watkins - Calvin Scott Roberts
JEBEDIAH BAKER - BRYAN PITTS
CAROL MILLS - M. DENISE LEE

Creative Team

Director - Leah C. Gardiner
Scenic designer - Clare Devries
Costume Designer - Ryan Schaap
Lighting Designer - Adam Chamberlin
Sound Designer - Brian McDonald
Properties Designer - Hillary Collazo Abbott
Assistant Director - Aaron Brown
Composer - Sam Lao
Production Stage Manager - Caron Gitelman Grant
Assistant Stage Manager - Joe Heike