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Production<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nThe Play<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\nThe Principals<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nThe Talent<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\nThe Company<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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KEITH DAVID<\/strong> (Cyrus Holt)<\/em><\/p>\n

Cyrus is the son of a coal miner, an embittered yet proud Vietnam\u00a0veteran, and a charismatic, world-renowned novelist who isn\u2019t the\u00a0least bit interested in accolades yet is unable to live without them. He\u00a0regards his gift as a sort of insanity\u2014voices in his head — that he\u2019s\u00a0unable to tame but comes to accept as his fate. After being\u00a0diagnosed with a terminal illness, he\u2019s found himself reevaluating his\u00a0allegiance to his art and the effect it has had on his loved ones.<\/em><\/p>\n

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  • He played the lead as Floyd “Schoolboy” Barton in August\u00a0Wilson’s Seven Guitars on Broadway.<\/li>\n
  • David received a Tony Award nomination for Best\u00a0Supporting Actor in a Musical for his performance in Jelly’s\u00a0Last Jam.<\/li>\n
  • \u00a0Known for his roles in Greenleaf, Platoon, Crash, The\u00a0Princess and the Frog, and the upcoming Netflix series\u00a0From Scratch with Zoe Saldana.<\/li>\n
  • His narration for Ken Burns resulted in Emmys for The War,\u00a0Unforgivable Blackness, and Jackie Robinson.<\/li>\n
  • Known for his signature deep voice and commanding\u00a0screen presence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nMARCIA CROSS<\/b>\u00a0(Lana Holt)<\/i><\/p>\n

Lana is the stunning, volatile ex-wife of Cyrus Holt and the mother of his two children. Married young and divorced badly, she both relishes and regrets the sacrifices she made to support Cyrus that included her career as a dancer and even her safety during a time when interracial couples were openly attacked. After decades apart, she finds herself helplessly drawn back to him by his surprising vulnerability, the very quality that once destroyed her love for him.<\/em><\/p>\n

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  • Cross began her career in seminal soap operas and quickly jumped to starring in three of the most successful broadcast television series of all time, culminating with her nine year run as the lead in Desperate Housewives<\/em>.<\/li>\n
  • Marcia is a three time Golden Globe nominee, an Emmy nominee, and a three time nominee for the Screen Actors Guild Awards.\n
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    • All individual nominations were for Best Actress<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
    • Cross recently concluded a successful run on the ABC hit series Quantico<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\"\"<\/a><\/td>\nBRYAN BATT<\/strong> (Bruston Fischer)<\/i><\/p>\n

Bruston is a legendary literary agent known for his wit, wardrobe, and zealous devotion to his clients. Feeling increasingly out of place in the modern day world of apps and Crocs, he soldiers on armed with impeccable style and a wry sense of humor. His unlikely friendship with the African American writer, Cyrus Holt — that began in an era when both race and sexual orientation were violently judged — is the most defining relationship of his life and one that will be put to the test as it nears its possible end.<\/em><\/p>\n