The world premiere play “King James” spotlights the work of two SteppenwolfThtr ensemble members who loved basketball long before they loved theater.
Chris Perfetti, left, and ensemble member and Artistic Director Glenn Davis in Steppenwolf Theatre’s world premiere production of “King James” by ensemble member Rajiv Joseph.
One of two new artistic directors at Steppenwolf, Davis is a Chicago native and a lifelong Bulls fan. Playwright Rajiv Joseph grew up a Cavaliers fan in Cleveland. His 2010 play “Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo” starred Robin Williams and Glenn Davis on Broadway and earned a Pulitzer Prize nomination.Q: Before we get to the play, talk about your favorite NBA team.
Rajiv Joseph: I’m a big Cavs fan. When I was growing up the Cavs were a good team – Mark Price, Brad Daugherty, Larry Nance Sr. And I loved that team and went to see them play all the time and of course that team, as good as they were, couldn’t get past a certain guy here in Chicago.Rajiv Joseph: It’s a show about a lot of things. I put friendship and camaraderie at the top. I think it’s also about being a fan and what that means.
Glenn Davis: The question I get most is “Hey, are you playing LeBron?’ I’m 5’ 9”, Lebron is 6’ 9”, so no. LeBron is what I call the monster in the closet, like he’s always present, sort of omnipresent, and he is transfixed in the minds of Cleveland fans and people of the northeast Ohio. So he’s always there, but he’s not in fact a character in the play.
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