2022-23 Season 20

Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks

Adapted from the book by Jason Reynolds
By El Chelito and Raymond O. Caldwell

Aug. 31 - Sept. 17, 2023

This story was going to begin like all the best stories: with a school bus falling from the sky. But no one saw it happen—they were all too busy. Washington, D.C. native, New York Times best-selling author, and Kennedy Center Next 50 leader Jason Reynolds conjures 10 tales (1 per block) about what happens after the dismissal bell rings.

Ten unique perspectives are brilliantly woven into one funny, piercingly poignant look at the detours we face on the walk home, and in life. And now Reynolds’ award-winning book (Carnegie Medal, Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book, National Book Award for Young People’s Literature finalist, and more) becomes an exciting world premiere, in a co-production with The Kennedy Center. Most enjoyed by ages 8+.

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The Ensemble

Savina Barini
Charles Franklin IV
Ixchel Hernandez
Tre’mon Mills
Kalen Robinson*
John Sygar*

*Member, Actors Equity Association

The Creative Team

Director Raymond O. Caldwell
Associate Director Ezinne Elele
Choreographer Tiffany Quinn
Scenic Designer Jonathan Dahm Robertson
Costume Designer Jeannette Christensen
Lighting Designer Alberto Segarra
Sound Designer Brandon Cook
Original Musc by Nick tha 1da 
Projections/Digital Meda by Kelly Colburn and Dylan Uremovich
Props Designer Amy Kellett
Dramaturg Jennifer Clements
Stage Manager Genny Ceperley
Assistant Stage Manager Emma Sheffer   

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