“Dahlak Brathwaite: Try/Step/Trip” will perform Feb. 2 to 5 at The Wallis. (photo courtesy of MarKing IV Photography)

The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts will present “Dahlak Brathwaite: Try/Step /Trip,” a powerful spoken word, multi-character musical performed through the language of step dance, from Feb. 2 to 5, in The Wallis’ Lovelace Studio Theater. Written and composed by Dahlak Brathwaite, this exhilarating work follows the uplifting journey of an anonymous narrator re-imagining an experience in a court-ordered drug rehabilitation program. Inspired by Brathwaite’s own history, Try/Step/Trip layers characters, poetic verse and dialogue over music to create a high-octane theatrical piece.

“Try/Step/Trip blurs the lines between dramatic performance, hip hop, and life as it explores racism, addiction, and the criminal justice system,” Brathwaite said.

Try/Step/Trip is directed by Roberta Uno, with dramaturgy by Uno, and performed by Dahlak Brathwaite, Jasmine T.R. Gatewood, Freddy Ramsey, Jr. and Max Udell, with special guest performer: Isaiah Lucas. The production is choreographed by Toran X. Moore, with assistant choreographer Freddy Ramsey, Jr., compositions and orchestrations by Brathwaite and Teak Underdue, lighting design by Brianna Pattillo and costume design by Dana Rebecca Woods.

An American Sign Language interpretation will be provided at the Sunday, February 5, 2:30 pm, performance.

The Wallis is located 9390 Santa Monica Blvd. For tickets and information, visit thewallis.org.