Fat Ham

Directed by TM PRIDE

Wilton Manors: Island City Stage

April 3 – May 4

Coral Gables: GableStage

May 16 – June 15

Cast

Stara D'Haiti

Stara D'haiti

Jana Rutherford

Jana Rutherford

Clinton Harris

Clinton Harris

Nayah Merisier

Nayah Merisier

FAT HAM
by James Ljames
co-produced with Brevo Theatre and Gable Stage with the generous support of the Warten Foundation
 
Hamlet, but with more barbeque and disco.  Swapping a Danish castle for a North Carolina BBQ pit, Fat Ham remakes Shakespeare’s story of murder and revenge into something hilarious and profound.  Juicy, a black queer Southern kid, has a lot on his plate already when his father’s ghost shows up, demanding vengeance.  As generations clash at the family’s backyard barbeque, Juicy must face the legacies of violence he’s been raised with and shape the man he wants to be.  Winner of the 2022 Pulitzer Prize.  This historic three-way production is made possible through major funding from the Warten Foundation.  A South Florida Premiere.
 
“Hilarious yet profound …” – The New York Times
Fat Ham production poster