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The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World

First Preview: Oct 21, 2016

Opening Date: Oct 21, 2016

Closing Date: Dec 18, 2016

Running Time: 01:30

The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World
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Playing @

The Pershing Square Signature Center

480 West 42nd Street New York City, NY 10036

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A woman tries to feed her husband a fried drumstick. Dragons roam a flat earth. The last Black man in the whole entire world dies again. And again. Careening through memory and language, Parks explores and explodes archetypes of Black America with piercing insight and raucous comedy.

A riotous theatrical event, The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World AKA the Negro Book of the Dead hums with the heartbeat of improvisational jazz.

In 2002 Suzan-Lori Parks became the first African American woman to receive the Pulitzer Prize in Drama
for her Broadway hit Topdog/Underdog. A MacArthur “Genius” Award and Gish Prize recipient, she has also been awarded grants by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Rockefeller Foundation and the Ford Foundation

Playwright - Suzan-Lori Parks
Director - Lileana Blain-Cruz


PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
TUESDAY thru FRIDAY @ 7:30 PM
SATURDAY @ 8 PM
SATURDAY & SUNDAY @ 2 PM
Age Guidance

Age Guidance: 16

Show Notes

Show Notes: No Intermission

TDF Tickets Offers:

TDF member tickets:

Not currently available for this show

Listed atTKTS

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Full-price tickets

$30 - $55

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Accessibility:

Directions Bus

M42 Bus 42nd Street crosstown stops on42nd St. between 10th and 11th Aves.M11 Bus North on 10th Ave./South on 9th Ave.

Directions Subway

A, C, or E Subway to 42nd St.,walk west 2.5 avenue blocks to theatre1,2,3,7, N,R,Q,W,S Subway to Times Square,walk west on 42nd several avenue blocksto theatre

Assisted Listening System

Signature Theatre offers patrons assisted listening devices for each of our theatres per ADA requirements. Assisted listening devices can be found in our central lobby prior to every performance.

Elevator\Escalator

Elevators are available on street level; one stop to theatre

Entrance

Entrance has Automatic Door System • Street to Lobby (on the 2nd floor): 34 steps, available elevator

Parking

MPG Parking - 475 West 41st Street

Telephone

None on premises

Water Fountain

Central lobby level; outside Men's Room; accessible

Wheelchair Info

The Pershing Square Signature Center is fully wheelchair accessible and restrooms are located on the same level. Accessible seats are available for each performance, please inform the box office at the time of purchase about any special needs.

Box Office

Box Office is wheelchair accessible with a lowered window

Curb Ramps

There are curb ramps on Ninth Avenue and Dyer Avenue

Passenger Loading Zone

Front of Entrance - limited

Restroom

The bathrooms are on the second floor lobby area and are fully accessible

Seating

Wheelchair Seats: all seats are removable, companion seats in parenthesis Diamond: Orch G: 105 (106), 107 (108), 109 (110); Box L: 104 (105); Box R: 204 (203) Griffin: Box L: D 1 (3, 5); Box R: D 2 (4, 6); Balcony: A 2 (4) Linney: Flexible space, changes each show.

Visual Assistance

Large print programs available • Increased floor staff for audio-described performances • Signs in braille

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Public Transportation

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By Subway:

A, C, or E Subway to 42nd St.,walk west 2.5 avenue blocks to theatre1,2,3,7, N,R,Q,W,S Subway to Times Square,walk west on 42nd several avenue blocksto theatre

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By Bus:

M42 Bus 42nd Street crosstown stops on42nd St. between 10th and 11th Aves.M11 Bus North on 10th Ave./South on 9th Ave.