Action! Meet the First-Class Cast of By the Way, Meet Vera Stark

As the title character in By the Way, Meet Vera Stark, Sanaa Lathan leads a cast of theater A-listers on a 70-year journey behind the Hollywood scenes, by Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Lynn Nottage. Stark, a headstrong African-American maid and budding actress in Hollywood’s Golden Age, has a tangled relationship with her boss, a white Hollywood star desperately grasping to hold on to her career (Stephanie J. Block). When both women land roles in the same Southern epic, the behind-the-cameras story leaves Vera with a surprising and controversial legacy. Lathan and Block are joined onstage by Tony winner Karen Olivo, Tony nominees Daniel Breaker and David Garrison, Kevin Isola and Kimberly Hebert Gregory. Check out Joan Marcus’ gorgeous production photos, then head to off-Broadway’s Second Stage Theatre and meet them in person.