In the Blood premiered at The Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival (George C. Wolfe, Producer; Rosemarie Tichler, Artistic Producer; Mark Litvin, Managing Director) in New York City in November 1999. It was directed by David Esbjornson; the set design was by Narelle Sissons; the lighting design was by Jane Cox; the sound design was by Don DiNicola; the costume design was by Elizabeth Hope Clancy; the production dramaturg was John Dias; and the production stage manager was Kristen Harris. The cast was as follows:
Hester, La Negrita |
Charlayne Woodard |
Chilli/Jabber |
Rob Campbell |
Reverend D. /Baby |
Reggie Montgomery |
The Welfare Lady/Bully |
Gail Grate |
The Doctor/Trouble |
Bruce MacVittie |
Amiga Gringa/Beauty |
Deirdre O’Connell |