Theater Lovelace Studio Theater
THE WALLIS PRESENTS
DAHLAK BRATHWAITE: TRY/STEP/TRIP
Feb 2, 2023 - Feb 5, 2023
Try/Step/Trip is a spoken-word, multi-character musical performed through the language of step dance. The story follows the journey of an anonymous narrator as he reimagines his experience in a court-ordered drug rehabilitation program. Inspired by Brathwaite’s own history, Try/Step/Trip layers characters, poetic verse, and dialogue over music to create a theatrical piece that blurs the lines between hip-hop and dramatic performance. Try/Step/Trip emerges from the belief that the subjugation of Black people is an American ritual; that the criminal justice system now functions as a normalized rite of passage for too many young Black males.
Read the cast and creative biographies here.
Originally developed, commissioned, and made possible by CalArts Center for New Performance.
American Sign Language interpretation will be provided at the Sunday, February 5th 2:30 PM performance.
CAST
WITH SPECIAL GUEST PERFORMANCE BY Isaiah Lucas
WRITTEN & COMPOSED BY Dahlak Brathwaite
DIRECTED BY Roberta Uno
RUNNING TIME: 80 minutes, no intermission
Read the cast and creative biographies here.
Originally developed, commissioned, and made possible by CalArts Center for New Performance.
American Sign Language interpretation will be provided at the Sunday, February 5th 2:30 PM performance.
WARNING: This show uses strong language and references struggles with addiction.
CAST
Dahlak Brathwaite, Jasmine T.R. Gatewood, Freddy Ramsey, Jr., Dante Rossi, Max Udell
WITH SPECIAL GUEST PERFORMANCE BY Isaiah Lucas
WRITTEN & COMPOSED BY Dahlak Brathwaite
DIRECTED BY Roberta Uno
CHOREOGRAPHED BY Toran X. Moore
ASSISTANT CHOREOGRAPHY BY Freddy Ramsey, Jr.
ORCHESTRATIONS & ADDITIONAL COMPOSITIONS BY Teak Underdue
RUNNING TIME: 80 minutes, no intermission
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![Freddy Ramsey, Jr., Donte Rossi. PHOTO CREDIT: MarKing IV Photography, @markingivphot](https://ardyassets.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/org_img_1673049327_S-DSC07812.webp)
![Max Udell, Jasmine Gatewood. PHOTO CREDIT: MarKing IV Photography, @markingivphotogra](https://ardyassets.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/org_img_1673049477_S-DSC07831.webp)
![(l-r) Derek Jackson, Dahlak Brathwaite, Jasmine Gatewood, Freddy Ramsey, Jr., Max Udell, Donte](https://ardyassets.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/org_img_1673049505_S-DSC08338.webp)
![Donte Rossi. PHOTO CREDIT: MarKing IV Photography, @markingivphotography](https://ardyassets.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/org_img_1673049542_S-DSC08545.webp)
![Jasmine Gatewood, Freddy Ramsey, Jr., Donte Rossi and Derek Jackson. PHOTO CREDIT: MarKing IV P](https://ardyassets.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/org_img_1673049575_S-DSC08614.webp)
![(l-r) Max Udell, Freddy Ramsey, Jr., Dahlak Brathwaite, Derek Jackson, Jasmine Gatewood. PHOTO](https://ardyassets.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/org_img_1673049610_S-DSC09072.webp)
![Try/Step/Trip. PHOTO CREDIT: Daniel Alcazar.](https://ardyassets.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/org_img_1659119361_S-.webp)
![(l-r) Dante Rossi, Max Udell, Dahlak Brathwaite, Jasmine T.R. Gatewood, Isaiah Lucas, Freddy Ramsey,](https://ardyassets.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/org_img_1675376197_S-TheWallis_TryStepTripShow020223_8.webp)
![(l-r) Isaiah Lucas, Dahlak Brathwaite, Jasmine T.R. Gatewood, Freddy Ramsey, Jr., Dante Rossi, Max U](https://ardyassets.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/org_img_1675376322_S-TheWallis_TryStepTripShow020223_51.webp)
![(l-r) Isaiah Lucas, Dahlak Brathwaite, Jasmine T.R. Gatewood, Freddy Ramsey, Jr., Max Udell, Dante R](https://ardyassets.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/org_img_1675376463_S-TheWallis_TryStepTripShow020223_69.webp)
![(l-r) Freddy Ramsey, Jr., Dante Rossi, Isaiah Lucas, Max Udell, Jasmine T.R. Gatewood. PHOTO CREDIT:](https://ardyassets.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/org_img_1675376582_S-TheWallis_TryStepTripShow020223_202.webp)
![(l-r) Jasmine T.R. Gatewood, Dante Rossi, Freddy Ramsey, Jr., Max Udell. PHOTO CREDIT: Sean Daniels,](https://ardyassets.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/org_img_1675376671_S-TheWallis_TryStepTripShow020223_237.webp)
![(l-r) Jasmine T.R. Gatewood, Dante Rossi, Freddy Ramsey, Jr., Max Udell, Isaiah Lucas. PHOTO CREDIT:](https://ardyassets.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/org_img_1675376749_S-TheWallis_TryStepTripShow020223_257.webp)