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Dead of Night… The Execution of…

Monologues, Drama  /  1w

Nambi E. Kelley

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

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Dead of Night… The Execution of…

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

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Summary

Nambi Kelley's monologue takes into account a black woman's experience with police brutality. Kelley tells of an experience being abused by a white boyfriend and then being taken to jail because the police chose his side. Not only is the black population marginalized, but women even more so.

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

History

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

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  • 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

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    Hands Up at the National Black Theatre

Licensing & Materials

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

Authors

Nambi E. Kelley

Nambi E. Kelley

Nambi E. Kelley has penned plays for Steppenwolf Theatre, Goodman Theatre and Court Theatre/American Blues Theater in Chicago, Lincoln Center in New York, and internationally with LATT Children’s Theatre/Unibooks Publishing Company (South Korea), Teatri Sbagliati (Italy) and ...

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