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Fat Ham
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James Ijames
The Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times Critic's Pick that served Broadway "raucous comedy and nonstop pleasure" has made its way home to Audible. Juicy is a queer, Southern college kid already grappling with some serious questions of identity when the ghost of his father shows up in their backyard, demanding that Juicy avenge his murder. But here’s the rub! Revenge doesn’t come easy to Juicy, a sensitive and self-aware young Black man in search of his own happiness and liberation. From an uproarious family cookout emerges a "smart, fearless, and wildly entertaining” (Chicago Tribune) examination of love, pain, and joy from writer James Ijames and director Saheem Ali.
This audio play contains strong language and deals with mature themes. Listener discretion advised.
Now available in Dolby Atmos on Audible.
©2023 James Ijames (P)2023 AO Media LLCAccolades & Awards
Pulitzer Prize
2022
Lambda Literary Award
2024
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About the creator
About the creator
James Ijames is a playwright, director, and educator. James is the recipient of the F. Otto Haas Award for an Emerging Artist, two Barrymore Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play, two Barrymore Awards for Outstanding Direction of a Play, a Pew Fellowship for Playwriting, the Terrance McNally New Play Award, Kesselring Honorable Mention Prize, the Whiting Award, a 2019 Kesselring Prize for
Kill Move Paradise, a 2020 Steinberg Prize, and the 2022 Pulitzer Prize in Drama.
About the director
About the director
Saheem is a proud immigrant from Kenya. He received a Tony Award nomination for directing the Pulitzer Prize-winning play
Fat Ham on Broadway, an Obie Award for Sustained Excellence in Directing, Drama Desk and Lucille Lortel nominations for
Fat Ham’s off-Broadway run at the Public Theater, where he serves as the associate artistic director/resident director. His production of
Merry Wives (Shakespeare in the Park) was recorded for
PBS Great Performances and was the subject of the documentary
Reopening Night on HBO. Upcoming is the musical
Buena Vista Social Club at the Atlantic Theater Company. Recent productions include
Goddess (Berkeley Rep),
Nollywood Dreams (MCC),
Romeo y Julieta, Shipwreck, and
Richard II (radio plays). Other productions:
Fires in the Mirror (Signature Theater),
The Rolling Stone (Lincoln Center Theater),
Passage (Soho Rep),
Fireflies (Atlantic),
In Our Wounds (MTC),
Tartuffe (Playmakers Rep),
Where Storms Are Born (WTF), and
Kill Move Paradise (National Black Theater). He is a Usual Suspect at New York Theater Workshop, a Sir John Gielgud SDCF Fellow, and a Shubert Fellow.
Nikki Crawford
Billy Eugene Jones
Calvin Leon Smith
Benja Kay Thomas
Adrianna Mitchell
Marcel Spears
Chris Herbie Holland
About the Performer
About the Performer
Tony-nominated and Obie Award-winner for her iconic portrayal of Tedra in James Ijames's celebrated 2022 Pulitzer Prize-winning
Fat Ham, first at The Public and then at the American Airlines Theatre. Between The Public and Broadway iterations of
Fat Ham, starred in James Ijames's
The Most Spectacularly Lamentable Trial of Miz Martha Washington at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre. Guest star roles include recurring role on Sony's
Cruel Intentions; NCIS LA; 9-1-1; NCIS; United States of Al; Selena: The Series, and a starring role in Lifetime's
A Country Christmas Harmony. In theater world, she was handpicked by the legendary Mike Nichols to open the Vegas company of
Spamalot, for which she was named Vegas Showstopper of the Year. Also starred with Leslie Uggams in
Stormy Weather playing Young Lena Horne, winning the NAACP Theatre Award. BFA, Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama.
About the Performer
About the Performer
Billy Eugene Jones’s Broadway credits include
Purlie Victorious, Fat Ham, A Soldier’s Play, The Book of Mormon, A Raisin in the Sun, The Trip to Bountiful, The Big Knife, The Mountaintop, Passing Strange, Radio Golf and
Gem of the Ocean. Off-Broadway credits include
Fat Ham (Public Theater, Obie Award),
On Sugarland (NYTW, Obie and Audelco Award, Drama Desk Nomination),
Where the Mountain Meets the Sea (Manhattan Theater Club),
Much Ado About Nothing (NYSF),
Pitbulls (Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre),
The Jammer (Atlantic Theatre Company),
In the Footprint (The Civilians),
Waiting for Godot, and
Three Sisters (Classical Theatre of Harlem). Regional credits include
Seven Guitars, Death of a Salesman, Good Faith, Richard II, Breath Boom (Yale Rep),
Macbeth (Berkeley Repertory Theatre),
The Good Negro (The Goodman),
Stick Fly (Elliot Norton nomination for Best Supporting Actor/Arena Stage and Huntington Theatre Company),
Othello (CalShakes),
Spunk (Actors Theatre of Louisville),
The People Before the Park (Premiere Stages). Other stage credits include productions at Two River Theatre, Alliance Theatre, Hartford Stage, and numerous productions at The Dallas Theater Center. Billy is a graduate of Yale School of Drama.
About the Performer
About the Performer
Calvin Leon Smith co-starred in the Pulitzer Prize-winning play
Fat Ham on Broadway, following an acclaimed run at The Public Theater. Television credits include: Barry Jenkins’ award-winning Amazon series
The Underground Railroad, HBO’s
The Deuce, and acclaimed series
High Maintenance. Other theater credits include Lynn Nottage’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play
Sweat with The Public Theater’s Mobile Unit,
On the Grounds of Belonging at the Long Wharf Theatre,
A Christmas Carol, Dracula, The Ver**on Play with the Actors Theatre of Louisville, and
Macbeth at Shakespeare on the Sound. On film, Calvin has appeared in
Benny & James (Venice Film Festival premiere),
Better Man (Best Actor, Queens World Film Festival),
Paper Friends, and
RSVP. Calvin is a graduate of the Juilliard School of Drama.
About the Performer
About the Performer
Benja Kay Thomas made her Broadway debut in 2023 as "Rabby" in the Pulitzer Prize-winning play
Fat Ham. She understudied Phylicia Rashad in
Skeleton Crew on Broadway, 2022. Some of her accolades include an Audelco Award and she is a two-time Obie winner. Off-Broadway Credits:
Fat Ham, Barbecue, Halfway Bitches Go Straight to Heaven, and
Booty Candy. Film/TV:
A Love Song, FBI , Gotham, Detective Chinatown 2, Warrior Class, and the revenge thriller
A Gun For Jennifer. She is a proud member of AEA/SAG, The Actors Center, and the LAByrinth Theater Company. When she is not performing, her passion is photography, writing, and keeping alive the tradition of the card game bid whist. You can hear more about Benja Kay Thomas on the podcast
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About the Performer
About the Performer
Adrianna Mitchell recently made her Broadway debut playing "Opal" in the Tony-nominated, Pulitzer Prize-winning
Fat Ham after originating the role at The Public Theater. Her other off-Broadway credits include “Three” in
What to Send Up When It Goes Down at Playwrights Horizons, and “Sister” in
runboyrun at New York Theatre Workshop. A selected list of her regional credits includes
Noises Off (Two River Theater);
Romeo and Juliet (as “Juliet”),
Taming of the Shrew (Chautauqua Theater);
Measure for Measure (Actor’s Shakespeare Project);
Hamlet (opposite John Douglas Thompson), and
A Christmas Carol (American Conservatory Theater). Mitchell heavily recurred as “Tanosse” on the FX hit series
Snowfall. Guest star roles include
Queens (ABC);
Bull, The Good Fight, and
Evil (CBS);
The Blacklist and
Lincoln Rhyme (NBC); and
Little America (Apple TV+). Other notable television includes a series regular role on
Harlem’s Kitchen opposite Delroy Lindo and Sheryl Lee Ralph (ABC Pilot). Mitchell is a graduate of Spelman College, Phi Beta Kappa, American Conservatory Theater (MFA), British American Drama Academy.
About the Performer
About the Performer
Marcel Spears starred as "Juicy" in the Pulitzer Prize-winning play
Fat Ham on Broadway, following an acclaimed run at The Public Theater. On television, Spears currently co-stars in the CBS comedy
The Neighborhood opposite Cedric the Entertainer, after a turn in the ABC comedy
The Mayor. Other theater includes
Othello (Classic Stage Company),
Ironbound (Geffen Playhouse, West Coast Premiere),
At the Old Place (La Jolla Playhouse),
Picasso at the Lapin Agile (Old Globe),
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Two River Theater, dir. Ruben Santiago-Hudson),
Judy (Page 73),
Mother Courage (Classic Stage Company),
Trouble in Mind (Guthrie Theater), and his NY stage debut in Classic Stage's Young Company production of
A Midsummer Night's Dream directed by Tyne Rafaeli, for which he was awarded the Rosemarie Tichler Fund Grant. Film:
Always a Bridesmaid. Marcel is a New Orleans native and holds an MFA in acting from Columbia University.
About the Performer
About the Performer
Chris Herbie Holland (he/him) (Tio). Broadway:
Fat Ham. Off-Broadway:
Fat Ham (Obie Award, AUDELCO nomination). Regional credits include
White Noise at Berkeley Rep and
The Box at Z Space. Holland holds an MFA from NYU Grad Acting and a BA from Dartmouth College. BADA alum. IG: @chrisherbieholland
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