New York Times Critics' Pick
Synopsis
Commissioned by Roundabout Theatre Company, three generations of men live under one roof and grapple with their own truths of what it means to be black and gay. It’s an exploration of pride, pain, and patience through the unflinching eyes of fathers and sons.
Cast
1W, 6M
Production History
World Premiere Production – Roundabout Theatre Company, Off-Broadway (2022)
Reviews
“ '…What the End Will Be,' an astute and poignant reflection on sexuality, mortality and Black masculinity by the playwright Mansa Ra,” —NY Times
"In '… What the End Will be,' facing death really means reckoning with life — what makes it worth living despite its impermanence — and learning how to seize some measure of joy for yourself. It’s everything that is meant when we say that Black lives matter. —NY Times
"There’s gratifying nourishment in Ra’s recipe, a restorative fantasy as much as it is an unabashed tear-jerker." —NY Times
“What if instead of being presumed absent, Black fathers were depicted as fallibly present? And rather than having his life taken away, a Black man were pictured in control over how he leaves the world? That all of the men in Ra’s play are gay fuels his confrontation with the assumptions and limitations heaped on them because they are Black.” —NY Times
“There is an undeniable pleasure in watching the tensions in this unusual family surge and subside.” —Wall Street Journal
"The rules we live by when we live together often end up being less stable than we intend them to be, and sometimes we have to throw them out altogether when they don't work. There's a lot of the latter in Ra's funny and incredibly moving play... In its own small way, ...what the end will be rewrites a lot of the rules about what we should expect from a family drama." —Theater Mania
"Fresh and engaging.” —Theater Mania
"Ra turns this standoff between generations into 90 minutes of provocative (and hilarious) theater." —Theater Mania
Tickets are available. Click here.
Synopsis
Commissioned by Roundabout Theatre Company, three generations of men live under one roof and grapple with their own truths of what it means to be black and gay. It’s an exploration of pride, pain, and patience through the unflinching eyes of fathers and sons.
Cast
1W, 6M
Production History
World Premiere Production – Roundabout Theatre Company, Off-Broadway (2022)
Reviews
“ '…What the End Will Be,' an astute and poignant reflection on sexuality, mortality and Black masculinity by the playwright Mansa Ra,” —NY Times
"In '… What the End Will be,' facing death really means reckoning with life — what makes it worth living despite its impermanence — and learning how to seize some measure of joy for yourself. It’s everything that is meant when we say that Black lives matter. —NY Times
"There’s gratifying nourishment in Ra’s recipe, a restorative fantasy as much as it is an unabashed tear-jerker." —NY Times
“What if instead of being presumed absent, Black fathers were depicted as fallibly present? And rather than having his life taken away, a Black man were pictured in control over how he leaves the world? That all of the men in Ra’s play are gay fuels his confrontation with the assumptions and limitations heaped on them because they are Black.” —NY Times
“There is an undeniable pleasure in watching the tensions in this unusual family surge and subside.” —Wall Street Journal
"The rules we live by when we live together often end up being less stable than we intend them to be, and sometimes we have to throw them out altogether when they don't work. There's a lot of the latter in Ra's funny and incredibly moving play... In its own small way, ...what the end will be rewrites a lot of the rules about what we should expect from a family drama." —Theater Mania
"Fresh and engaging.” —Theater Mania
"Ra turns this standoff between generations into 90 minutes of provocative (and hilarious) theater." —Theater Mania
Tickets are available. Click here.
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Production Photos Below. (Photo Credit: Joan Marcus)