A SAMUEL FRENCH, INC. TITLE
Walking Next to Michael Brown
Monologues, Drama / 1m
A part of the collection Hands Up: 7 Playwrights, 7 Testaments
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Cast Size
1m -
Duration
10 minutes -
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 Review, Read 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 Week, Read More
Videos
Hands Up at the National Black Theatre
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £30 per performance plus VAT when applicable.
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