CAST

PHILLIP JAMES BRANNON (James) Received his BFA in Acting from DePaul University in Chicago where he began his professional career, doing numerous productions at Steppenwolf, the Goodman, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, and more. He is now a New York resident, living in Harlem for the last 11 years, where has worked non-stop on Broadway and Off-Broadway. He was last seen as Ross, and one of the witches, in Macbeth on Broadway. Phillip also works in film and TV—you can currently see him recurring on Apple TV+’s Servant. He has also appeared on The Sinner, The Good Fight, The Blacklist, and more.

CALVIN LEON SMITH (Benny) he/him Broadway: Fat Ham Off-Broadway: Fat Ham (Audelco nom). Tour: Sweat (The Public Theatre's Mobile National). Regional: On the Grounds of Belonging (Long Wharf); Several plays at The Clarence Brown Theatre and the Actors Theatre of Louisville, Macbeth (Shakespeare on the Sound). TV/film: “The Underground Railroad” (Amazon),“The Deuce (HBO),” “High Maintenance” (HBO); Better Man (Best Actor in a Short, Queens World Film Festival), Paper Friends, RSVP. Upcoming: The Raging Heart of Maggie Acker. BA: University of Tennessee, Knoxville. MFA: The Juilliard School.