An impending flood is the least of one family’s troubles in this outrageous reimagining of Noah’s Ark. OH HAPPY DAY!, written by and starring two-time Tony Award Nominee Jordan E. Cooper, begins in Laurel, Mississippi at a Birthday BBQ for Lewis, the patriarch of a family. When his estranged son Keyshawn (played by Jordan E. Cooper) makes a surprise appearance, family secrets unravel on a day that will change the world forever.

Grammy Award-Winning Gospel Artist Donald Lawrence writes original songs for this touching play about family, faith and forgiveness.

Listed in this year’s Forbes 30 Under 30, Cooper has been hailed as one of the most illuminating and groundbreaking new voices of the American theater. He is the creator of BET’s Ms. Pat Show now in Season 4. His first play, the jubilantly disruptive Ain’t No Mo’, was directed by BCS Artistic Director Stevie Walker-Webb on Broadway. Their acclaimed partnership was rewarded with six Tony nominations, including Best Play and Best Director, plus winning the Obie Award for Best Play. Baltimore Center Stage proudly reunites Cooper and Walker-Webb for the world premiere of their newest collaboration.