The Convert

by Danai Gurira
​directed by Megan Sandberg-Zakian 
January 28 - February 28, 2016, Underground Railway Theater, Cambridge, MA

"Sandberg-Zakian’s fluid, unfussy direction, and the performances of a uniformly outstanding ensemble, do well to leave the audience with more questions than answers... One may create a new identity, Gurira suggests, but the voices of the ancestors can never be quieted." - The Boston Globe

"Directed by Megan Sandberg-Zakian,The Convert sets the bar so high for Boston professional theatre that it is unfair for anything else slated to open this season. Sandberg-Zakian's command of Gurira's script is so muscular that the final product is satisfying to an audience seeking taut, powerful and thought-provoking theatre." - Broadway World

"The stage is spare and intimate, and director Megan Sandberg-Zakian shadows every corner with tension; the audience is right there on the front lines and I was blown away by the truth and power of all of these performances... THE CONVERT is supremely relevant right now in a world where immigrants and invading troops pour back and forth across the world’s borders in search of freedom, identity, power, survival, acceptance. See it and understand." - JoycesChoices

Elliot Norton Award: Outstanding Production by a Midsize Theater
IRNE Awards: Best Production, Best Director, Best Actor (Maurice Parent), Best Actress (Adobuere Ebiama)
WBUR Best of 2016 (#1)
Broadway World Best of 2016 (#2)

Set: Jenna McFarland Lord
Sound: Nathan Leigh
Lights: Devorah Kengmana
Costumes: Miranda Guirleo
Ensemble: Adobuere Ebiama (Jekesai/Ester), Ricardy Fabre (Tamba), Liana Asim (Mai Tamba), Maurice Emmanuel Parent (Chilford),  Paul Benford-Bruce (Uncle), Equiano Mosieri (Chancellor), Nehassaiu deGannes (Prudence)
Photos: A.R. Sinclair Photgraphy
Video: Central Square Theater