Soil Beneath:
An Empirical Decay
FALL 2020
PART OF PRIMARY STAGES VIRTUAL SEASON
STREAMING LIVE AND AVAILABLE ONLINE
created by and starring CHESNEY SNOW
Chesney Snow joins Pulitzer finalist and Obie-winning composer Diedre Murray for his new choreopoem commissioned by Primary Stages. Soil Beneath: An Empirical Decay is a visceral, timely, and nuanced exploration of race, class, and American political culture told through the mediums of poetry, storytelling, dance, and music.
Opening Night will include an exclusive post-performance talkback and online celebration via Zoom with members of the cast and artistic staff.
Run time: 40 minutes
WATCH THE TRAILER
MEET THE CREATIVE TEAM
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CHESNEY SNOW
PLAYWRIGHT/ENSEMBLE
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KIMILLE HOWARD
DIRECTOR
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A.J. KHAW
MUSIC DIRECTOR
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DIEDRE MURRAY
COMPOSER
CAST
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WINSTON DYNAMITE BROWN
CHOREOGRAPHER/ENSEMBLE
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KEVIS HILLOCKS
HOMEREL/ENSEMBLE
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RACHAEL HOLMES
DORI/ENSEMBLE
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LATRA ANN WILSON
CHOREOGRAPHER/ENSEMBLE