PIMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE THEATER PRESENTS FAIRVIEW by Jackie Sibblies Drury 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Drama • April 23 – May 3, 2026 • Black Box Theatre, Pima West Campus |
About the Production
Fairview begins as a warmly comic family drama: Beverly is obsessively preparing a birthday dinner for her mother, her husband is being sent on errands, and her sister can't be bothered to help. The Frasiers are an upper-middle-class Black family and everything about their household radiates aspirational normalcy. Then, with precision and mounting dread, the play turns.
In Act Two, the family's scene replays in near-silence while four disembodied white voices are heard from offstage — revealed to be an audience watching the action — casually debating which race they'd choose to be if they could. In Act Three, those voices become bodies: white actors enter the stage and assume roles within the Black family's story, rewriting it as they go. The play ends with Keisha, the Frasiers' college-bound daughter, breaking the fourth wall and speaking directly to the audience about who controls the stories we tell — and who gets to listen.
The Pima production is directed by Esther Almazán, with Tanisha Ray serving as Assistant Director and Dramaturg. It is performed in the intimate Black Box Theatre, making the play's dissection of surveillance and the white gaze all the more immediate.
"A hard-hitting drama that examines race in a highly conceptual, layered structure, ultimately bringing audiences into the actors' community to face deep-seated prejudices." — The Pulitzer Prize Committee, 2019 |
Performance Schedule
DATE | CURTAIN TIME |
Thursday, April 23 | 7:00 PM |
Friday, April 24 | 7:00 PM |
Saturday, April 25 | 7:00 PM |
Sunday, April 26 | 2:00 PM |
Thursday, April 30 | 7:00 PM |
Friday, May 1 | 7:00 PM ★ ASL Night |
Saturday, May 2 | 7:00 PM |
Sunday, May 3 | 2:00 PM |
Production Details
Venue | Black Box Theatre Pima Community College — West Campus 2202 W. Anklam Road, Tucson, AZ 85709 |
Written by | Jackie Sibblies Drury |
Director | Esther Almazán |
Asst. Director / Dramaturg | Tanisha Ray |
Awards | 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Drama 2019 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize 2019 Steinberg Playwrighting Award Best Theater of 2018: New York Times, New Yorker, TIME, New York Magazine, American Theatre, L.A. Times, Buzzfeed, Time Out New York |
Original Premiere | Soho Repertory Theatre, New York City, 2018 Directed by Sarah Benson; extended three times |
Content Note | Contains frank discussion of race and racism, strong language, and an audience-participation element at the play's conclusion. Recommended for mature audiences. |
Run Time | Approximately 2 hours; performed without intermission |
Accessibility | ASL-interpreted performance: Friday, May 1 at 7:00 PM The Black Box Theatre is wheelchair accessible |
About the Playwright
Jackie Sibblies Drury is a Brooklyn-based playwright raised in Plainfield, New Jersey by her Jamaican immigrant mother and grandmother. She holds a degree in English Literature from Yale University and an MFA in Playwriting from Brown University, where she received the David Wickham Prize. She has taught playwriting at Fordham University and the Yale School of Drama.
Her plays include We Are Proud to Present a Presentation… (Soho Rep, 2012), Really, Social Creatures, Marys Seacole (Obie Award, Lincoln Center Theater), and Fairview. She also provided the story for the Tony Award–winning Broadway dance piece Illinoise (2024). Her work has been produced at Lincoln Center Theater, Soho Rep, Berkeley Rep, Woolly Mammoth, Trinity Rep, and internationally at the Young Vic in London.
Tickets & Contact Information
Tickets General Admission: $15.00 Discounted (Students / Seniors / Military / Groups): $10.00 Order Online: eventbrite.com — Search "Fairview Pima Arts" All Pima Arts Ticketing: eventbrite.com — Pima Arts 25–26 Season Refund Policy: Refunds available up to 7 days before event | Venue & Contact Black Box Theatre Pima Community College — West Campus 2202 W. Anklam Road, Tucson, AZ 85709 Box Office: 520-206-6986 Season Info: Press / Marketing: Carina Garcia, Marketing & PR Coordinator |
Pima Arts • Pima Community College West Campus • pimaarts.com • 520-206-6986 • Part of the 2025–26 Pima Arts Season
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