NETTA & RU
by Lisa Louise Langford
directed by Chennelle Bryant-Harris
April 22 - May 16, 2027
WORLD PREMIERE
*2026 Stanley Drama Award - 1st Runner up
*Semi-finalist: Eugene O’NeilL Theatre Center National Playwriting Conference, Ashland New Play Festival, The Distillery New Works Festival (Seattle Public Theatre)
Run time: TBA
*no intermission
Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Adult Language, Descriptions of Violence
The story
An American Gothic about sisters, secrets, murder, and magic. Montgomery, Alabama, 1955. Ruby is a sensual hoodoo practitioner who has lost her magic. Netta is her devout, newly engaged play-sister with aspirations of climbing the social ladder. As the historic bus boycott ignites around them, these sisters have their bond tested by infidelities, grief, and crises of faith. But when a murder brings a mysterious stranger to town, Netta and Ru find themselves caught between personal discovery and the urgency of the movement.
*This production is part of Dobama Theatre’s 26/27 Season. Memberships for the 26/27 Season go on sale April 7, 2026. Single tickets will be available in August 2026.
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