A SAMUEL FRENCH, INC. TITLE
They Shootin! Or I Ain’t Neva Scared
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
Idris Goodwin's monologue is broken into three parts, each a poetic exploration of his perspective as a black man in Iowa City. The first retells his fear of being outside his home at midnight, the second shifts to how members of the white community react to his art as a black man, and the third paints a portrait of black men being gunned down and metaphorically hunted from a passing train.
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
- 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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