“Eclipsed” is set in 2003 near the end of the civil war in Liberia, and follows a group of women who are captives of rebels fighting the government. Although better known for playing Michonne on The Walking Dead since 2012, Danai has been an active playwright for more than a decade. They were delighted to welcome the extraordinary Nyong’o in the vitally important play, he added. Lupita, meanwhile, shot to fame with her first movie role in 2013’s 12 Years A Slave – she won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role as Patsey.
The Mexican-born Kenyan will next appear in the anticipated “Star Wars: Episode VII —
The Force Awakens” and will voice a character in Jon Favreau’s take on Disney’s “The Jungle Book“. Other plays – including In The Continuum, The Convert, and Familiar – have been produced for the stage. “This Fall, catch me at The Public Theater for my New York debut in Danai Gurira’s play, ECLIPSED, directed by Liesl Tommy”. The Public, the major Off Broadway non-profit that runs Shakespeare in the Park and launched the buzzmagnet musical “Hamilton”, is no stranger to big-name stars. “It is time to ban sales of ivory worldwide and to consign the tragedy of the ivory trade to history”, Nyong’o said in a statement, as quoted by WildAid.
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