*Geffen Playhouse is excited to welcome the full cast for its West Coast premiere of “Furlough’s Paradise,“ written by a.k. payne (Amani, Love I AWETHU Further) and directed by Tinashe Kajese-Bolden (School Girls; or, the African Mean Girls Play, Native Gardens).
The cast includes Kacie Rogers (Curb Your Enthusiasm, Grace & Frankie) as Mina and DeWanda Wise (She’s Gotta Have It, Jurassic World Dominion) as Sade. Previews for Furlough’s Paradise begin Wednesday April 16, 2025, in the Gil Cates Theater at Geffen Playhouse. Opening night is Thursday, April 24, 2025.
In “Furlough’s Paradise,” cousins Sade and Mina, once inseparable, find their divergent paths converging as they reunite in their childhood hometown for the funeral of their mother and aunt.
Sade, on a temporary release from prison, and Mina, taking a brief pause from her bustling West Coast career, face the weight of loss while delving into the complexities of home, family, love, and connection.
With time slipping away, the cousins confront their clashing recollections of the past and seek shared aspirations for the future. Poetic and richly theatrical, Furlough’s Paradise reflects on familial dreams of an as-yet-unrealized utopia.
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This production is made possible, in part, by support from Cast Iron Entertainment and the National Endowment for the Arts. Geffen Playhouse’s Theater as a Lens for Justice initiative provides access to this production and supplementary programs for populations impacted by incarceration and is supported, in part, by Jayne Baron Sherman.
Audience Engagement initiatives for Furlough’s Paradise are supported by The Sheri and Les Biller Family Foundation.
Geffen Playhouse is supported, in part, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Department of Arts and Culture, and as part of Creative Recovery LA, an initiative funded by the American Rescue Plan.
Tickets are available by phone at (310)208-2028 or at www.geffenplayhouse.org. Fees may apply.
All Geffen Playhouse productions are intended for an adult audience; children under 10 years of age will not be admitted.
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