Hooded, Or Being Black for Dummies
Hooded, Or Being Black for Dummies
ISBN: 9780573708930
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Overview
Marquis and Tru are both fourteen-year-old black boys, but they exist in two totally different worlds. Marquis is a booksmart prep-schooler living in the affluent suburb of Achievement Heights, while Tru is a street-savvy kid from deep within the inner city of Baltimore. Their worlds overlap one day in a holding cell. Tru decides that Marquis has lost his “blackness” and pens a how-to manual entitled “Being Black for Dummies.” He assumes the role of professor, but Marquis proves to be a reluctant pupil. They butt heads, debate, wrestle and ultimately prove that Nietzsche and 2pac were basically saying the same thing.
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- Time Period: Contemporary
- Cast Attributes: Role(s) for Black Actor(s), Role(s) for Teen(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 ...