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By the Way, Meet Vera Stark is a 70-year journey through the life of Vera Stark, a headstrong African-American maid and budding actress, and her tangled relationship with her boss, a white Hollywood star desperately grasping to hold on to her career. When circumstances collide and both women land roles in the same Southern epic, the story behind the cameras leaves Vera with a surprising and controversial legacy scholars will debate for years to come.

This show is closed.

Performances ended on Jun. 12, 2011.

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About By the Way, Meet Vera Stark on Broadway

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Previews: Apr 6, 2011 • Opening: May 9, 2011 • Closing: Jun 12, 2011
Off-Broadway Plays Comedy

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Tony Kiser Theatre
305 West 43rd Street
New York, NY 10036
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By the Way, Meet Vera Stark is a seventy year journey through the life of Vera Stark, a headstrong African-American maid and budding actress, and her tangled relationship with her boss, a white Hollywood star desperately grasping to hold on to her career. When circumstances collide and both women land roles in the same Southern epic, the story behind the cameras leaves Vera with a surprising and controversial legacy scholars will debate for years to come.

Cast & Creative

Cast

Gloria Mitchell
Sanaa Lathan
Vera Stark
Leroy Barksdale/Herb Forrester
Anna Mae/Afua Assata Ejobo
Kimberly Hebert Gregory
Lottie/Carmen Levy-Green
Kevin Isola
Maximillian Von Oster/Brian Blaze
David Garrison
Slasvick/Brad

Creative

Written by
Lynn Nottage
Director
Jo Bonney
Set Designer
Neil Patel
Lighting Designer
David Weiner
Costume Designer
ESosa
Original Music and Sound Designer
John Gromada
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