Fat Ham
Fat Ham is a play by James Ijames. It is an adaptation of William Shakespeare's Hamlet that was the winner of the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.[1][2][3]
Summary
Juicy, a young queer Black man, is confronted by the ghost of his father during a barbecue, who demands that Juicy avenge his murder. Juicy, already familiar with Hamlet's plight, tries to break the cycles of trauma and violence.
Production
The play premiered in 2021 in a filmed production for the Wilma Theatre in Philadelphia. It made its Off-Broadway debut at The Public Theater on May 12, 2022.[4] The Public Theater production will transfer to Broadway in 2023 with the entire cast and most of the creative team intact. Previews will begin at the American Airlines Theatre on March 21, with opening night on April 12. The production is scheduled to have a strictly limited run to August 6.[5]
References
- Washington Post wins public service Pulitzer Prize for Capitol attack coverage - The Washington Post
- Pulitzer Prize Winners 2022 - Variety
- 2022 Pulitzer Prizes
- Evans, Greg (2022-05-09). "James Ijames' 'Fat Ham' Awarded Pulitzer Prize For Drama Just Days Before New York Debut". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
- Culwell-Block, Logan. "Pulitzer-Winning Fat Ham Sets 2023 Broadway Bow". Playbill. Retrieved 6 December 2022.