Lupita Nyong'o to debut in Danai Gurira's Play Eclipsed Off-Broadway

Lupita Nyong’o will make her New York stage debut off-Broadway in the Public Theater’s new drama Eclipsed, written by The Walking Dead actress Danai Gurira.

''Danai Gurira has written a brilliant play, ripped from the headlines, that looks at the terrible conflicts in post-colonial Africa with an eye that is both incisive and deeply compassionate,'' Artistic Director Oskar Eustis said in a statement. ''A feminist reading of the Liberian Civil War, a war that was ended by women, Eclipsed is both heart-breaking and profoundly life-affirming. We are delighted to welcome the extraordinary Lupita Nyong’o to The Public in this vitally important play.''

Eclipsed is set to begin on September 29 and run through November 8.