Details

As the leader of the free world ends his eight years in office, a black middle class family risk losing their beloved hotel and cherry orchard, where Martin Luther King once rested and Miles Davis played. The Hotel Cerise was a famous retreat for affluent black people during the time of segregation - a landmark and symbol of Black America. A place where they were welcome and safe. Can it be saved? Should it be?

Cast/Performers

Ellen Thomas (Anita), Nicholas Beveney (Augustus Leon - A.L), Madeline Appiah (Chirlane), Claire Prempeh (Lorraine), Abhin Galeya (Karim Hassan), Alexis Rodney (Toussaint), Lacharne Jolly (Charlotte), El Anthony (Josiah Tripp), Andrew Dennis (Cornell Baxter), Angela Wynter (Jackie), Michael Bertenshaw (Fielding), Corey Montague-Sholay (TK)

Creatives/Company

Author: Bonnie Greer (inspired by Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard)
Director: Femi Elufowoju jr
Design: Ellen Cairns
Costume: Jessica Curtis
Lighting: Tim Lutkins
Sound: Simon McCorry