Production at a glance

Built to travel.

What transforms the stage is the language and the life of the 22 characters.

The Running After Shadows set at City Lights Theater
  • One actor

  • 22 characters

  • 90 minutes

  • No intermission

  • A screen + digital projector for Morgan's Instagram Live audience

  • A few essential props

  • A set as simple or grand as your space allows

Content advisory. Strong language and mature themes, including domestic violence and references to sexual violence.

Full tech rider (screen setup, props, load-in) available on request.

File to come
Morgan kneeling on the floor, reading a journal

Who it's for

This is a story for all.

Morgan's story centers on a Black gay man growing up in Binghamton, New York, but people from every walk of life have seen their own childhoods reflected in it. After performances, audiences of all ages and backgrounds have shared their own stories of the love and care they needed as kids and did not get, and the forgiveness they need to be brave enough to give.

“I want the audience to walk out and perhaps make the call they've been putting off.”
— Vincent Terrell Durham, playwright (Metro Silicon Valley)

Most of all,
it's healing.

It's the deep work of stopping, getting still in the here and now, and turning to face the shadows we've spent our lives running after.

Morgan clutching his father's urn tightly against his chest