Show Dates: January 30 – February 8, 2026
Location: the Kalita Humphreys Theater
By: James Ijames
Directed by: vickie washington
A Co-Production with Stage West Theatre
“Fat Ham” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com.
In this regional premiere of the Pulitzer Prize-winning, hit Broadway comedy, Juicy’s got a lot on his plate – his mom just married his uncle. All he wants is to make his own way as a queer Black man in a Southern family. But here’s the rub – his father’s ghost just turned up at a backyard barbecue demanding vengeance. In this delicious and sizzling reinvention of Shakespeare’s masterpiece, a young man vows to break the cycles of violence in service of his own liberation and joy.
Show Details: Fat Ham is a comedy that reaches a joyful conclusion with a happy ending. Along the way it contains adult language – (including the use of the n-word as a term of affection); descriptions of murder, violence, incarceration, military PTSD, and suicidal ideation. There is also the use of homophobic language and attitudes, audio of pornographic video; several acts of onstage violence.
