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Manny and The Wise Queens

Written by Idris Goodwin

Directed by Jacole Kitchen

December 6-22, 2024

Opening Night Reception: December 7 at 7 pm

Fridays at 8 pm, Saturdays at 2 pm (except first weekend) & 8 pm, Sundays at 2 pm

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SPECIAL EVENTS

Preview Night – Friday, December 6
$20
Opening Night with Champagne Toast after Show
Saturday, December 7
$45
Military Matinee – Sunday, December 8
2 free tickets for Military & Veterans with ID
Artist Talkback – Sunday, December 15
“….but part of what makes Christmas Christmas is that the other three hundred sixty four days aren’t…..it’s like you said Wise Queen Ella, the importance of the feeling…”

OTC presents the first full staging of Manny and the Wise Queens written by Idris Goodwin and directed by Jacole Kitchen December 6 to December 22, introducing audiences to the small town of Bethlehem, U.SA., where a bright star draws distant visitors to usher in a new era one December night in 2020. The gift-bearing travelers (the three wise men/kings) have taken a break and now it’s time for the wise queens to get the job done. Two wise queens find themselves in the attic of Manny, a depressed recent high school graduate, who has locked himself away to escape the remnants of holiday cheer in his quarantined town. Luckily with their sudden arrival, they provide a potential key to Manny’s deliverance in this comedic celebration of hope, healing, and holiday magic.

“This show is the perfect fit for the season and I’m thrilled to be able to produce it!” said Burroughs. He was introduced to the show by OTC’s Managing Director, Alex Goodman, who had seen it at La Jolla Playhouse’s DNA series. “I am a huge fan of new works and premieres of any kind. The future of theatre is built on someone taking a chance on an original piece.”

Goodwin’s critically acclaimed plays, including And In This Corner Cassius Clay, How We Got On, and Hype Man: A Break Beat Play, are widely produced across the country at professional theaters, college campuses, and non-traditional spaces. He’s been honored with developmental support from The Kennedy Center, The Eugene O’Neill Conference, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Arena Stage, and The Playwrights’ Center.

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