The Whitney Album
by Jillian Walker
directed by Jenny Koons
May 31 2023 - July 2 2023
01 Sweat is the physical residue of labor.
02 Sweat is also guilt? Shame?
03 Unworthiness in the form of beads?
04 Sweat is hungerādeliberate and able to cool you down a bit, while you try to forget this world not made for you quite.
05 But the suffering ends
06 When dying isnāt the end of the story
07 I thinkĀ –Ā I
08 think there is a story beyond.
09 And maybe Nippy knows that, too.
āTHE WHITNEY ALBUM
03 Unworthiness in the form of beads?
04 Sweat is hungerādeliberate and able to cool you down a bit, while you try to forget this world not made for you quite.
05 But the suffering ends
06 When dying isnāt the end of the story
07 I thinkĀ –Ā I
08 think there is a story beyond.
09 And maybe Nippy knows that, too.
āTHE WHITNEY ALBUM
Cast
Jillian Walker
Stephanie Weeks
Ben Jalosa Williams
Creative Team
Jillian Walker
Playwright
Jenny Koons
Director
Peiyi Wong
Set Designer
Jojo Siu
Costume Designer
Oona Curley
Lighting Designer
Ben Jalosa Williams
Sound Designer
Rhys Roffey
Props Designer
amani meliyah
Associate Director
Nia O. Witherspoon
Process Priestess
abigail jean-baptiste
Dramaturg/Archivist
shiku thuo
Stage Manager
Earon Chew Nealey
Wig and Makeup Designer
Ebony M. Burton
Associate Lighting Designer
Sera Bourgeau
Associate Costume Designer
Shaina Yang
Assistant Set Designer
Maya T. Weed
Assistant Set Designer
Supporters
The Whitney Album was initially commissioned with generous support from Jody Falco & Jeffrey Steinman. The Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation provided additional support for the commissioning and development of the play. This production is generously supported by the National Endowment for the Arts and The NYC Womenās Fund for Media, Music and Theatre by the City of New York Mayorās Office of Media and Entertainment in association with The New York Foundation for the Arts. Jillian Walker was the 2020-2021 Tow Playwright-in-Residence at Soho Rep. Special thanks to the Axe-Houghton Foundation for supporting the 99Ā¢ Sunday performance on June 11. Production fees for playwrights at Soho Rep are generously sponsored by The Dorothy Strelsin Foundation.
