The Cake

By Bekah Brunstetter

Directed by Jeffrey Meanza


from the writer of NBC’s “This is Us”

 

With cake so good you could take a nap in it, a surprise lesbian wedding, and a reality show announcer whose narrative style can get a little too personal, this sweet comedy just might make you laugh until you cry. Frosting will fly as Della tries to figure out how her faith and her love for family can co-exist.


REGIONAL PREMIERE

“refreshing and heartening”
LA Times

“a fresh and funny voice”
Vogue

Special thanks to our co-producer

AGE RECOMMENDATION

Due to language and adult themes, we recommend this play to audiences 16 and older.

RUN TIMe

95 minutes. There will be no intermission.

Post-show Panels

Friday, September 29
“LGBTQ Lives in the South: Representation and Experience in the Real World of The Cake.”
UNC students who identify as LGBTQ will be discussing The Cake’s depiction of LGBTQ life, including aspects of community, family, and self. They will also be critically analyzing the representation of LGBTQ characters and relationships in the play. We hope you will join us in this conversation with an open heart and open mind.”

Saturday, September 30—matinee
“Cake and Critical Intersectionality: Slices and Speakers on Food, Faith, and Family”

Saturday, September 30—matinee
“Cake and Critical Intersectionality: Slices and Speakers on Food, Faith, and Family”

  • Nancie McDermott, author of Southern Cakes, food writer and photographer, native North Carolinian, UNC Graduate
  • Kendall Vanderslice, Edible Theology, MTS student Duke Divinity, MLA Gastronomy Boston University
  • Elijah Heyward III, UNC American Studies PhD candidate, Yale Divinity

Artists

Jeffrey Meanza
Director
Bekah Brunstetter
Playwright
Julia Gibson
Actor
Derrick Ivey
Actor
Jenny Latimer
Actor
Christine Mirzayan
Actor
Jan Chambers
Creative Team
Junghyun Georgia Lee
Creative Team
Burke Brown
Creative Team
Bruno Louchouarn
Creative Team
Mark Perry
Creative Team
John Patrick
Creative Team
Rebecca Martinez
Creative Team
Elizabeth Ray
Creative Team
Charles K. Bayang
Creative Team

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