PYG or The Mis-Edumacation of Dorian Belle

PYG or The Mis-Edumacation of Dorian Belle

PYG or The Mis-Edumacation of Dorian Belle

PYG or The Mis-Edumacation of Dorian Belle

PYG or The Mis-Edumacation of Dorian Belle

Overview

Dorian Belle is a big deal. He’s a Canadian pop sweetheart, and he’s ready to be taken seriously. So his people hire his favorite hip-hop artists – Black and Alexand, the "bad boy" rappers of Petty Young Goons – to help him toughen up his image. They’re black, he’s white. They’re from Chicago, he’s from Canada. It’s all on reality TV. What could go wrong?

Inspired by Shaw’s Pygmalion, this scathing comedy is a blistering and entertaining look at cultural and racial appropriation in a fictionalized exchange of ideologies, vernacular, and alleged street cred.

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Details

  • Time Period: New Millennium/21st Century
  • Cast Attributes: Role(s) for Black Actor(s)
  • Target Audience: Adult, Teen (Age 14-18)

Authors

Tearrance Arvelle Chisholm

Tearrance Arvelle Chisholm most recently presented his play Black Dick at the 2019 O’Neill National Playwrights Conference and premiered P.Y.G. at Studio Theater as both playwright and director; the play has previously been developed at the Magic Theater’s Virgin Play Festiva ...

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