Audiences who were riveted by 4th Wall's sold-out, award-winning production of JESUS HOPPED THE 'A' TRAIN will find much to love in Guirgis's more recent, Pulitzer Prize-winning play. 4th Wall is delighted to remount its critically-acclaimed production which the Houston Press described as "a glorious time at the theater - explosive, funny, gritty, true." This new American classic follows a retired NYC cop fighting down forces much larger than himself from within a collapsing, rent-controlled apartment. Swirling around him are a host of larger-than-life characters sure to captivate audiences. This production will reintroduce the stellar original cast and design team directed by four-time Emmy winner Bill Pruitt.
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Byron Jacquet as Walter “Pops” Washington
Joseph “Joe P” Palmore as Junior
Briana J. Resa as Lulu
Juan Sebastián Cruz as Oswaldo
Pamela Vogel as Church Lady
Kim Tobin-Lehl as Detective O’Conner
Philip Lehl as Lieutenant Caro
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REVIEWS:
Houston Press: “Still Glorious Theater: Between Riverside and Crazy Opens Again at 4th Wall”
Houston Chronicle: “Issues of race, family matters fuel intense ‘Crazy’ at 4th Wall”
Houston Press: “4th Wall Presents a Glorious Time at the Theater with Between Riverside and Crazy”
Broadway World: “Between Riverside and Crazy Dazzles at 4th Wall Theatre”
PREVIEWS AND MENTIONS:
Houston Press: “Get Ready to Be Between Riverside and Crazy at 4th Wall”
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Stage Manager | Kalin Menzel
Intimacy Director | Adam Noble
Set Designer | Ryan McGettigan
Lighting Designer | Christina Giannelli
Sound Designer | Robert Leslie Meek
Properties Supervisor | Jack Gray
Scenic Production Team | Santiago Sepeda and Mary Carol
Chief Electrician | Cassidy Stanley
Assistant Electrician | Joseph Blanchard
Crew | Kari Leija, Daniel Regojo
Original Assistant Director | Alanna Dorsett
Original Costume Designer | Cherie Acosta
Original Properties Designer | Andrew Cloud
Original Scenic Production | Jac Jones
Special Thanks | Jennifer Dean
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Stephen Adly Guirgis is a Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, screenwriter, director, and actor. He grew up on the Upper West Side of New York City, attending school in Harlem. Guirgis studied at the University of Albany, SUNY, graduating in 1992. Some of his most famous works include Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train (2000), The Last Days of Judas Iscariot (2005), and Between Riverside and Crazy (2015) for which he won the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Guirgis has had his plays be produced both off and on Broadway as well as in the UK. He is also a member and the former co-artistic director of the New York City LAByrinth Theatre Company.
Guirgis is also an actor and has performed in films (Palindromes, Jailbait), TV (Law & Order), and on stage (Guinea Pig Solo). Guirgis has directed productions across the USA including Sistah Supreme (2000), Behind the Counter with Mussolini (1998, 2002), and Kiss Me on the Mouth (2009). Through his work in theatre, Guirgis has used improvisational theatre to teach HIV/AIDS prevention and conflict resolution in prisons, schools, and hospitals. He was a close friend of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman and often collaborated with him in his theatre works. In addition to his Pulitzer Prize, Guirgis is the recipient of the Windham-Campbell Literature Prize, the Lucille Lortel Award, and Whiting Award.
