Jeremy O. Harris moved to Los Angeles and lived in the city for about six years trying to be a “serious film actor” before becoming the celebrated playwright he is today.
“I realized I didn’t love film and TV acting,” Harris says. “I loved the theater, so I started the process of becoming a theater artist in the safety and privacy of L.A. without anyone seeing my work outside of a small group of people.”
Fast forward to Wednesday night. His Tony-nominated “Slave Play” opened at L.A.’s Mark Taper Forum. It’s the first production at the theater in two years after shutting its doors due to the pandemic.
“It’s an honor that this is the first show that they’re coming back with,” Harris said. “It’s not like this is ‘Hamilton,’ you know what I mean? It’s not a play that’s going to immediately sell out. It’s not supposed to do that…
