Tony Award® Winners Lillias White and Joaquina Kalukango to Star in Douglas Lyons’ “Mother. Daughter. Father. Son.” at Adirondack Theatre Festival
Glens Falls, NY — Adirondack Theatre Festival (ATF) is thrilled to announce that Tony Award® winners Lillias White and Joaquina Kalukango will star in the world-class cast of Douglas Lyons’ new play Mother. Daughter. Father. Son., presented this July at ATF. The production will be directed by acclaimed director Tiffany Nichole Greene.
Douglas Lyons is an Emmy nominated writer, an Audelco award-winning playwright, actor, and composer whose work has been seen across Television, Broadway, Off-Broadway, and beyond. He’s one of the creators behind the 2019 ATF hit Beau, which just completed two sold out runs Off-Broadway at Out of The Box Theatrics. Beau proudly exemplifies ATF’s mission to develop new work that lives beyond its initial production. Douglas made his Broadway playwriting debut with Chicken and Biscuits (GLAAD nomination) and has appeared on Broadway as an actor in Beautiful, the Tony award winning revival of Parade and the Book of Mormon.
Tony Award® winner Lillias White received her Tony for Best Actress in a Musical for her tour-de-force performance as Sonja in The Life. She has also earned a Tony nomination for Fela!, and has had major Broadway roles in Dreamgirls, Once on This Island, and Hadestown among many others. White’s extraordinary career spans Broadway, Off-Broadway, film, television, and concert stages worldwide, making her one of the most revered performers in American theatre.
Tony Award® winner Joaquina Kalukango won Best Actress in a Musical for her powerhouse, history-making performance in Paradise Square. She earned a Tony nomination for her role in Slave Play. Her Broadway credits also include, The Color Purple, and Into the Woods, Jelly’s Las Jam. Kalukango is widely recognized for her profound emotional depth and fearless engagement with new work, establishing her as one of the most compelling artists of her generation.
Directing Mother. Daughter. Father. Son. is Tiffany Nichole Greene, an Obie Award–winning Director whose work spans New York and nearly every major regional theater. She has also served as the resident director on the Hamilton tour and is currently the associate director of Proof on Broadway. She is known for her rigorous storytelling, emotional clarity, and commitment to elevating contemporary voices.
“ATF is committed to nurturing new plays and long-term artistic relationships,” said Martha Banta, Artistic Director of Adirondack Theatre Festival. “We are incredibly proud to be working with Douglas Lyons again and honored to welcome Lillias White, Joaquina Kalukango, and Tiffany Nicole Greene to Glens Falls. This collaboration reflects exactly who we are and what we stand for.”
“Color me thrilled to debut this new play at ATF with these insanely talented Tony award winning Black actresses. It’s a dream come true room.”said playwright Douglas Lyons when asked about working with Ms. White and Ms. Kalukango.
Mother. Daughter. Father. Son. will be presented in July at the Charles R. Wood Theater in Glens Falls, New York, as part of ATF’s summer season. Additional casting and creative team announcements will be made soon.
About Adirondack Theatre Festival Adirondack Theatre Festival is a professional, nonprofit theatre dedicated to producing bold, contemporary work and developing new plays and musicals. Located in Glens Falls, NY, ATF has earned a national reputation for launching new voices and supporting artists throughout the creative process.
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