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Walking Next to Michael Brown

Monologues, Drama  /  1m

A part of the collection Hands Up: 7 Playwrights, 7 Testaments

Walking Next to Michael Brown

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    1m
  • Duration
    Duration
    10 minutes
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

Details

Summary

Eric Holmes' monologue broken into 4 acts theatrically explores the views of a man who is both white and black. He explains how he would have handled the situation with Michael Brown and officer Darren Wilson, and how he would tell his story to Charlie Rose on PBS while saying he has never experienced any sort of police injustices, but still recognizes that things could be different with a few small detail changes.

A part of the collection Hands Up: 7 Playwrights, 7 Testaments

History

Hands Up received its world premiere at Flashpoint Theatre Company at the University of the Arts on June 13, 2015, directed by Joanna Settle.

Cast Attributes
  • Time Period Present Day, New Millennium/21st Century
  • Duration 10 minutes
  • Cautions
    • Strong Language
    • Mild Adult Themes

Media

REVIEWS 

“[A] stirring and often raw compilation. – Broad Street ReviewRead More

“These short monologues chronicle each author's encounters with the daily indecencies of racial profiling, stop-and-frisk, harassment, and casual racism inflicted by police, media, and society in general…each author delivers a brutally honest telling of their own experience.” – Philly.com, Read More 

Hands Up: 7 Playwrights; 7 Testaments makes the idea of "conversation" more than a hopeful shibboleth. With community involvement baked in, it responds directly to the world.” – Indy WeekRead More

Videos

  • Hands Up at the National Black Theatre youtube thumbnail

    Hands Up at the National Black Theatre

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: £30 per performance plus VAT when applicable.

Authors

Eric Micha Holmes

Eric Micha Holmes is a playwright based out of Brooklyn, NY whose work has been seen and developed at MCC Theater (“Pornplay, Or Blessèd Are The Meek,”) Rattlestick Playwrights Theater (“World Without Names,”) New York Theatre Workshop (“Nimpsey Pink,”) The Lark Play Developm ...
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