De’Lon Grant*

(Passenger 2) returns to SpeakEasy and The Porch after appearing last spring in their co-production of A Strange Loop.  Additional SpeakEasy credits include Pru Payne, A Case for the Existence of God, and The Scottsboro Boys (2017 IRNE Award – Best Actor). De’Lon spent five years on Broadway in the Tony Award-winning hit Come From Away, and stars in the live capture streaming on Apple TV+. He also spent three years touring domestically and internationally as Barry Belson in the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Jersey Boys. De’Lon also co-hosts Lemme Fix It, a quippy podcast where culture meets nostalgia. He is an Assistant Professor of Theatre at the Boston Conservatory at Berklee. Keep in touch with him: IG: @thedelondotcom www.delongrant.com (he/him)

Shows

Ain’t No Mo’

Jan 10 – Feb 8, 2025

by

Jordan E. Cooper

directed by

dawn m. simmons

A CO-PRODUCTION WITH FRONT PORCH ARTS COLLECTIVE 2023 Tony Nominee – Best Play! “The powers that be have reassured me there’s room for everyone” declares Miss Peaches, the drag queen flight attendant tasked with welcoming the entire Black population of …

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PRU PAYNE

Oct 18 – Nov 16, 2024

by

Steven Drukman

directed by

paul daigneault

East Coast Premiere! Prudence “Pru” Payne is a contemporary Dorothy Parker: a sharp-tongued intellectual and critic who recently signed on to share her extraordinary life in an eagerly-awaited autobiography. But when Pru’s memory starts to fade, her son sets her …

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a strange loop

Apr 26 – May 25, 2024

book, music, and lyrics by

michael r. jackson

directed bY

maurice emmanuel parent

MUSIC DIRECTED BY

DAVID FREEMAN COLEMAN

CHOREOGRAPHED BY

TAAVON GAMBLE

a co-production with front porch arts collective “A dazzling ride.  No measure of praise could be too much.” – The New York Times Winner! 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and 2022 Tony Award for Best Musical!  Michael R. Jackson’s blisteringly …

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a case for the existence of god

Jan 26 – Feb 18, 2024

By

Samuel D. Hunter

Directed by

Melinda Lopez

“Easily one of the best of the year”—The Wall Street Journal Winner!  Best Play – New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award!  Inside an Idaho office cubicle, a mortgage broker (Keith) and a yogurt plant worker (Ryan) unexpectedly bring each other …

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