May 4 - June 4, 2023

Bernarda’s Daughters

by Diane Exavier directed by Dominique Rider A co-production with National Black Theatre

About The Show

Bernarda’s Daughters

May 4 - June 4, 2023

by Diane Exavier directed by Dominique Rider A co-production with National Black Theatre

Box Office Phone Hours:
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’23 Season Pass Members booking Now Available.

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Box Office In-Person Hours:
The Box Office is available for same night purchasing and will-call one (1) hour before every performance.

Performances take place
in The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre
The Pershing Square Signature Center
480 W 42nd St, New York, NY 10036

Final Performance: Sunday June 4, 2023.

Amid gentrifying construction, street protests and a sweltering summer in Flatbush, the five Abellard sisters take refuge in their family home. Simmering in the losses of their father and their neighborhood, they clash over how to contend with the legacy of their Haitian parents in a city that is no longer theirs.

Inspired by Lorca’s The House of Bernarda Alba with a breathtaking immediacy, playwright Diane Exavier brings to life a powerful ensemble of women to create this sensual and entrancing portrait of a family at a crossroads.

View the digital program here.

COVID-19 PROTOCOLS

The New Group is updating our public safety protocols in line with other cultural organizations in the city and in accordance with The Pershing Square Signature Center. We will no longer require masks for audiences attending performances this season. Masking will be strongly encouraged but not required in both the theater and lobby.

For audience members who would prefer to be in a masked audience, we have designated “masks required” performances throughout the run. These performance dates are noted as such on the tickets page.

Acceptable masks include cloth masks with 2-3 layers of fabric, surgical masks, KN95, and N95 masks. Masks should only be removed when actively eating or drinking. The safety of our audiences is one of The New Group’s top priorities and we will continue to update our policies as necessary.

Support for Bernarda’s Daughters is provided by The Laurents/Hatcher Foundation.

Generous support for The New Group is provided by The Shubert Foundation and The Howard Gilman Foundation. The New Group’s productions are supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. The New Group’s productions are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature.

Bernarda’s Daughters is also available as a new audio play produced by The New Group Off Stage from Audible Originals

LISTEN

Playwright Diane Exavier shares a developing archive of the play’s experiments and iterations.

EXPLORE

CREATIVE TEAM

National Black TheatreCo-Producer Carlos J. SotoScenic Design Rodrigo MunõzCostume Design Marika KentLighting Design Kathy RuvunaSound Design Cody AineyHair Design Nissy AyaDramaturg Cherie Corinne Rice Dialect Coach Ashley ChavonneMovement Coordinator The Telsey Office / Destiny Lilly, CSACasting Rachel Denise AprilProduction Stage Manager Sydneii ColterAssistant Stage Manager Samantha EstrellaAssistant Director

Images & Video

PHOTOS

Malika Samuel in Bernarda’s Daughters. Photo by Monique Carboni.

Pascale Armand, Alana Raquel Bowers, Kristin Dodson, and Malika Samuel in Bernarda’s Daughters. Photo by Monique Carboni.

Alana Raquel Bowers, Tamara Tunie, Pascale Armand and Kristin Dodson in Bernarda’s Daughters. Photo by Monique Carboni.

Taji Senior with Tamara Tunie at left in Bernarda’s Daughters. Photo by Monique Carboni.

Kristin Dodson in Bernarda’s Daughters. Photo by Monique Carboni.

Alana Raquel Bowers and Pascale Armand in Bernarda’s Daughters. Photo by Monique Carboni.

Pascale Armand and Kristin Dodson in rehearsal for Bernarda’s Daughters. Photo by Da Ping Luo.

Tamara Tunie and Taji Senior in rehearsal for Bernarda’s Daughters. Photo by Da Ping Luo.

Malika Samuel and Alana Raquel Bowers in rehearsal for Bernarda’s Daughters. Photo by Da Ping Luo.

Tamara Tunie in rehearsal for Bernarda’s Daughters. Photo by Da Ping Luo.

Director Dominique Rider in rehearsal for Bernarda’s Daughters. Photo by Da Ping Luo.

Taji Senior, Pascale Armand, Alana Raquel Bowers and Malika Samuel at the first rehearsal of Bernarda’s Daughters. Photo by Da Ping Luo.

Diane Exavier and Dominique Rider at the first rehearsal of Bernarda’s Daughters. Photo by Da Ping Luo.

Jonathan McCrory at the first rehearsal of Bernarda’s Daughters. Photo by Da Ping Luo.

Alana Raquel Bowers, Taji Senior, Dominique Rider, Malika Samuel, and Kathy Ruvuna look at the set at the first rehearsal of Bernarda’s Daughters. Photo by Da Ping Luo.