THE MONSTERS steps into the ring one last time today. Congratulations to the incredible company for a strong run and an even stronger fight! 🥊❤️
Photo by Bruce Glikas @bruglikas@broadwaybruce_
THE MONSTERS ON SALE NOW
📆 June 2026
By Ngozi Anyanwu (@gozeface )
Directed by Tamilla Woodard (@tamilla_woodard )
Co-produced with Berkeley Repertory Theatre (@berkeleyrep )
Lil is obsessed with the art, strength and beauty of Mixed Martial Arts, inspired by her older brother Big, a star of the local MMA circuit. But they haven’t spoken in years — until she suddenly appears at his door. The New York Times said: “Hypnotic. Engrossing… Anyanwu’s script clusters action in tight, muscular scenes.”
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How do our actors get fight-ready for THE MONSTERS?
6am wake-up calls and crash courses with MMA consultant Sijara Eubanks. Watch what it takes to inhabit the tough bodies and soft hearts of two siblings facing their demons together.
THE MONSTERS | March 27–May 3 | Peet's Theatre
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The Monsters (Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater)
LOS ANGELES PREMIERE
March 3 – April 4, 2027
Written by Ngozi Anyanwu
Directed by Awoye Timpo
Featuring Ngozi Anyanwu
Additional casting to be announced
As a seasoned MMA fighter at the end of his career, Big reluctantly agrees to coach his younger sister, Lil, a fierce and hungry newcomer with something to prove. But years of distance, resentment, and unresolved pain simmer beneath every training session. Does Big have what it takes to make Lil a champion… or will their past knock them both out?
Told with raw honesty and lyrical intensity, The Monsters explores the complicated intimacy of sibling relationships when family can be both a sanctuary and a battlefield. With sharp dialogue and moments of surprising tenderness, this sibling love story examines the ways we protect one another, even when bruises stay hidden just under the surface.
Key Art Photos by @coreyolsen
Art Direction by @marienoorbergen / @base_design
Styling by @per_haps
Make-up: @camaraaunique
Hair Styling: @iamstacygray
Honored to have photographed the key art for The Monsters, written and directed by Ngozi Anyanwu for Manhattan Theatre Club, featuring the incredible Okieriete Onaodowan and Aigner Mizzelle.
Best part of the job is getting to see the work on stage—my wife, kids, and I saw it last week and it absolutely did not disappoint. Such a wonderful show.
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