Eclipsed
By Danai Gurira
October 2019
Director: Dr. Tawnya Pettiford-Wates
Scenic Design: Jeffrey Hales (BFA 2022)
Costume Design: Skyler Glaser (BFA 2020)
Lighting Design: Austin Harber (BFA 2021)
Sound Design: Shane Barber (BFA 2021)
Production Stage Manager: Mason Hemphill
PHOTOS
All production photos by Aaron Sutten
Eclipsed tells the story of five Liberian women and their tale of survival near the end of the Second Liberian Civil War. Director and VCUarts Professor Dr. Pettiford-Wates explains what captivates her about Eclipsed:
“I love it because of how these women are thrown together under these circumstances and how they manage to transcend those and recognize their own humanity and interdependency.”
Dr. Tawyna Pettiford-Wates
Eclipsed features an all black, all female cast (and was also the FIRST Broadway play with an all-female cast, writer, and director in 2016).