Theater Picks: PlayMakers stages Lynn Nottage’s ‘Intimate Apparel’
The plight of Ester, a lonely African-American seamstress in 1905 New York City, is the subject of Lynn Nottage’s “Intimate Apparel,” now being staged by PlayMakers Repertory Company. It follows Ester’s search for a husband while she saves up money by sewing elegant undergarments for high society and low-life clients alike. Raelle Myrick-Hodges directs.
7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday (through Feb. 12). $15-$57. 919-962-7529 or playmakersrep.org.
Other highlights
- The investigative theater group, The Civilians, presents a workshop reading of a new play Saturday night in Duke’s Reynolds Industries Theater. Ethan Lipton’s piece looks at the charter school movement in America. Details at dukeperformances.duke.edu.
This story was originally published January 26, 2017 at 9:00 AM with the headline "Theater Picks: PlayMakers stages Lynn Nottage’s ‘Intimate Apparel’."