Through the Night

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Cast Size

1m
Suggested Use
- Competition or audition material
Target Audience

Adult

Accolades

Nominee! Outer Critics Circle Award, Outstanding Solo Performance

Details

Summary

Through the Night is a timely and inspiring story of possibility and hope, weaving together a unique blend of humor, poetry, music, and drama. It portrays a community of people who experience an unexpected epiphany on the same evening that changes their lives forever.

Published in Emergency & Through the Night.

History

Through the Night premiered at the Union Square Theatre in New York City in September 2010 under the direction of Charles Randolph-Wright.

Cast Attributes

Performing Groups

ERIC—a young black boy
‘TWON—a young black man
MOMS—his mother
DRE—a black man
KIM—his girlfriend
ISAAC—a black man
ALAN—his lover
MR. ROGERS—a black man
SARAH—his wife
BISHOP—an older black man
ELLEN—his wife

Originally performed by 1 male, cast may be expanded.

FOR MULTIPLE ACTOR CASTS
One Actor plays ERIC.
One Actor plays ‘TWON as well MOMS—his mother.
One Actor plays DRE as well as KIM—his girlfriend.
One Actor plays ISSAC as well as ALAN—his lover.
One Actor plays MR. ROGERS as well as SARAH—his wife.
One Actor plays BISHOP as well ELLEN—his wife.
Another option would be for one female Actress to play MOMS, KIM, SARAH, and ELLEN.

Media

REVEIWS

"May be one of the most uplifting and inspiring pieces of theater you'll see this year." – TheaterMania.com

"Daniel Beaty's poetic solo show is a thing of beauty, wit, grit and piercing lyricism." – The New York Times

Videos

Daniel Beaty excerpts from Through the Night
Through The Night on NBC's The Today Show
Daniel Beaty performs "Run Black Man Run" from his one man play THROUGH THE NIGHT
Daniel Beaty in THROUGH THE NIGHT
City Theatre Presents Through The Night by Daniel Beaty
Daniel Beaty performs "Dance Mama Dance" from his play THROUGH THE NIGHT

Licensing & Materials

Minimum Fee: $120 per performance

Scripts

Available Formats:

Emergency & Through the Night

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Authors

Daniel Beaty

Daniel Beaty is an award-winning actor, singer, writer, and composer currently performing his acclaimed solo play Through the Night (www.throughthenightonstage.com) off-Broadway at the Westside Theatre. For this production, Daniel received the 2010 AUDELCO Award for Outstandi ...

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