Quincy Armorer in Red Velvet, 2024: set design by Amir Ofek; costume design by CS Fergusson-Vaux; lighting design by Jonathan Kim; photo by Moonrider Productions for the Arts Club Theatre Company
RED VELVET
By Lolita Chakrabarti
It’s 1833, and at London’s Theatre Royal, Ira Aldridge is making history by becoming the first Black actor to tread the boards as Shakespeare’s Othello. As the public and parliament debate the abolition of slavery, how will audiences react to the revolution already taking place on the stage? Be transported to the tempestuous Covent Garden rehearsal hall in this thought-provoking and captivating play within a play about the little-known but true story of the groundbreaking performer.
Red Velvet is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com
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Showtimes
Running time: approx. 2h 15m (including intermission)
Monday Closed Tuesday 7:30 PM Wednesday 1:30 PM
& 7:30 PMThursday 7:30 PM Friday 8 PM Saturday 2 PM & 8 PM Sunday 2 PM -
Show Materials
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Content AdvisoryThis production contains racial slurs and water-based haze and fog. Please contact our box office for more information.
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Quincy Armorer, Nathan Kay, Anthony F. Ingram, Kyla Ward, and Lindsey Angell in Red Velvet, 2024: set design by Amir Ofek; costume design by CS Fergusson-Vaux; lighting design by Jonathan Kim; photo by Moonrider Productions for the Arts Club Theatre Company
Lindsey Angell and Quincy Armorer in Red Velvet, 2024: set design by Amir Ofek; costume design by CS Fergusson-Vaux; lighting design by Jonathan Kim; photo by Moonrider Productions for the Arts Club Theatre Company
Lindsey Angell and Quincy Armorer in Red Velvet, 2024: set design by Amir Ofek; costume design by CS Fergusson-Vaux; lighting design by Jonathan Kim; photo by Moonrider Productions for the Arts Club Theatre Company
Anthony F. Ingram, Lindsey Angell, Tess Degenstein, and Kyla Ward in Red Velvet, 2024: set design by Amir Ofek; costume design by CS Fergusson-Vaux; lighting design by Jonathan Kim; photo by Moonrider Productions for the Arts Club Theatre Company
Quincy Armorer and John Emmet Tracy in Red Velvet, 2024: set design by Amir Ofek; costume design by CS Fergusson-Vaux; lighting design by Jonathan Kim; photo by Moonrider Productions for the Arts Club Theatre Company
Anthony F. Ingram, Sebastien Archibald, and Lindsey Angell in Red Velvet, 2024: set design by Amir Ofek; costume design by CS Fergusson-Vaux; lighting design by Jonathan Kim; photo by Moonrider Productions for the Arts Club Theatre Company
Quincy Armorer and Tess Degenstein in Red Velvet, 2024: set design by Amir Ofek; costume design by CS Fergusson-Vaux; lighting design by Jonathan Kim; photo by Moonrider Productions for the Arts Club Theatre Company
[Quincy] Armorer is excellent.
—Vancouver Sun
[Red Velvet] shifts from humour to drama... stays captivating throughout
—Stir
Artistic Team
Cast
- Lindsey Angell Ellen Tree
- Sebastien Archibald Charles Kean
- Quincy Armorer Ira Aldridge
- Tess Degenstein Halina Wozniak/Betty Lovell/Margaret Aldridge
- Anthony F. Ingram Terrence/Bernard Warde
- Nathan Kay Casimir/Henry Forester
- John Emmet Tracy Pierre Laporte
- Kyla Ward Connie
Creative
- Omari Newton Director
- Amir Ofek Set Designer
- CS Fergusson-Vaux Costume Designer
- Jonathan Kim Lighting Designer
- Owen Belton Sound Designer
- Stephen Drover Production Dramaturg
- Jonathan Hawley Purvis Fight Director
- Sam Jeffery Intimacy Director
- Lisa Goebel Movement Consultant
- Adam Henderson Dialect Coach
- Pamela Jakobs Stage Manager
- Jenny Kim Assistant Stage Manager