By Tearrance Arvelle Chisholm | Directed by Serge Seiden with Vaughn Ryan Midder
About
A timely, irreverent examination of growing up black in America by rising-star local playwright Tearrance Arvelle Chisholm. Marquis, a book smart prep-schooler from suburban Maryland, meets Tru, a street savvy Baltimorean, in a holding cell. Tru thinks Marquis has lost his “blackness” and pens a manual entitled Being Black for Dummies, as they navigate a world of cheerleaders, Black Lives Matter, 2Pac, Nietzsche, Apollo, and Dionysus—each vying for Marquis’ future.
Jan 25–Feb 19, 2017
Runtime: 1 hour, 40 minutes
Creative Team
Press
“A perfect show… ‘brilliant’ is barely adequate”
“The production has the power of fireworks”
“An unforgettable, complex study in identity”
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