In the Upper Room

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Feb 11 – Mar 13, 2022 Kilstrom Theatre MAP

Ages 16+

In The Upper Room

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A new play about family, secrets and the power of the stories we grow up hearing

Meet the Berrys, a multi-generational Black family living under one roof in the 1970s. Their lives orbit around Rose, a strong-willed matriarch whose superstitions and secrets drive her relatives nuts. Fed up, the aunties, in-laws and granddaughters of the household make their own plans to break away so they can finally live in peace. But by standing their ground, they may lose what has held them together all along.

Loyalty, spirituality and colorism are all at play in this dramatic dark comedy, based on the real family history of playwright and novelist Beaufield Berry.

About the Artists
Beaufield Berry is an Omaha-based playwright, novelist and arts educator who was inspired by her own family for this piece. Gregg T. Daniel is an accomplished actor (True Blood) and was nominated for a NAACP Theatre Award for Best Director.

In the Upper Room

By Beaufield Berry

Directed by Gregg T. Daniel

Presented by The Joan and Phill Berger Charitable Fund

Supported in part by the Women’s Voices Fund

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Type: Drama, Comedy, World Premiere

Advisory: Contains adult language, violence and supernatural themes

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