Seven Guitars Written by August Wilson Directed by Jordi M. Carter The Carne Studio Theatre Friday 9 – Thursday 15 October 2026
Content warnings: Contains racial slurs and racist language; references to racial discrimination. Strong/racist language. Police brutality and incarceration; references to gun violence and the killing of a young man by police. Economic exclusion. Depictions and threats of physical violence and murder, firearm and machete/bladed-weapon use, blood. Sexual violence/nonconsensual sexual contact; sexual content; pregnancy; Illness and tuberculosis; death, grief and bereavement. The onstage killing of a rooster with blood. Aftermath of violent death.
This amateur production of AUGUST WILSON’S SEVEN GUITARS is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.co.uk “August Wilson’s Seven Guitars” Originally Produced on Broadway by SAGEWORKS: Benjamin Mordecai, Executive Director Centre Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre, Gordon Davidson, Artistic Director Herb Alpert/Margot Lion Scott Rudin/Paramount Pictures and Jujamcyn Theatres in association with Goodman Theatre, Huntington Theatre Company, American Conservatory Theatre and Manhattan Theatre Club Originally presented at National Playwright’s Conference of The Eugene O’Neill Theatre Center.
Creative Team Director Designer Lighting Designer Sound Designer Fight Director Intimacy Director Movement Director & Choreographer Musical Director & Arranger Voice Director Producer Assistant Producers WHAM Specialist WHAM Technician
Jordi M. Carter* Elliot Squire* Joshua Short Phoebe Bennett Jon Aaron* Sam Goodchild* Kloé Dean* Liam Godwin* Nene Harry* Sofi Berenger* Jaclyn Fulton* Daljinder Johal* Jobina Hardy* Françoise Herard*
*LAMDA staff member or visiting artist
Cast Floyd “Schoolboy” Barton Ruby Red Carter Louise Hedley Vera Dotson Canewell
Elijah Bai Bangura Nastassja Dao Glenn Cole-Carter Princess Mafuta Ayabonga Mani Lala Thomas Warren Parchment
Production Team Production Manager Company Manager Stage Manager Deputy Stage Manager Assistant Stage Manager Production Lx Dep Lx Programmer Production Sound Engineer Dep PSE Production Carpenter Deputy Prod Carpenters Costume Supervisor Wardrobe Assistant
Nazaire Kilborne-Appiah Tilly Cox Seoyoung Shin Peter McNally Marcus Walton Sam Haddock William Trow Elaine Redshaw Angelika Marr Keira Waring Kat Parry Rowan Lemonsky Will Mulhearn Mark Jones* Ellie Schembri*
*LAMDA staff member or visiting artist
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