The European premiere from new African-American playwright James Anthony Tyler, Dolphins and Sharks opens at the Finborough Theatre for a three week limited season on Tuesday, 12 September 2017.
Yusuf needs a break – his philosophy degree from NYU isn’t opening any doors, but his new job would help him pay his overdue rent; Xiomara doesn’t want to settle for the marriage scenario her Dominican mother keeps pushing on her; and Isabel needs her job to put three kids through school, but still manages to keep her sense of humour.
All three are employees of Harlem Office, New York, a neighbourhood copy shop where promotions are rare, raises are even rarer, and racism is often on display.
But when one staff member is given the chance to move up to manager, friendships are tested and loyalty turns out to be less valuable than cold hard cash. Soon cutbacks and office politics have everyone fighting to keep their jobs and their sanity…
A searing new comedy about clocking in, clocking out and rising up.
The cast is:
Shyko Amos | Isabel Peters
Hermeilio Miguel Aquino | Danilo Martinez
Miquel Brown | Amenze Amen
Ammar Duffus | Yusuf Nwachukwu
Rachel Handshaw | Xiomara Yepez
