The Living Word Project Presents, as part of the Under the Radar Festival,
TRY/STEP/TRIP
Written by DAHLAK BRATHWAITE
Starring
TYRESE SHAWN AVERY, DAHLAK BRATHWAITE, JASMINE GATEWOOD,
MAX KATZ,
RICHARD PEREX, JR., FREDDY RAMSEY, JR. KRYSTAL RENEE and DANTE
ROSSI
Directed by ROBERTA UNO
Choreography by TORAN MOORE
Jeffery and Paula Gural Theatre A.R.T./ New
York Theatres
502 West 53rd Street (off 10th Avenue)
January 8th
25th; Opening Night 01/10/26
Tickets:
EVENTBRITE.COM/TRY/STEP/TRIP
What do you do when a system is stacked against you? When life happens to you, not for you? When breaks are few and far between? If you are Dahlak Brathwaite, you get together a talented group of singers, rappers, and dancers to tell the story. His TRY/STEP/TRIP is a brilliant concoction of autobiographical memories and experiences. There are progressions take for example his role models. At age 13, Detroit Red was the guy for young Black men to emulate. That later moved on to Malcolm Little who realized that a life in prison was not the way to go and eventually to Malcolm X and a life of service. Options are often limited, so you do the best with what you are given. There are so many harsh realities made lighter by clever rap and dialogue and ensemble choreography by Toran Moore that includes ingenious uses of chairs. Its a story of survival, courage, and resilience. In spite of the skewed odds, there are triumphs, and TRY/STEP/TRIP is definitely one of them!
- Laurie Lawson -