Brown Face
- Full Length Play, Drama, Contemporary
- 1M, 4F
- ISBN: 9780573710087
Part play, part poetry slam, Brown Face follows a group of college students as they navigate their identities in the competitive world of spoken word poetry.
Description
- Full Length Play
- Drama
- 90 minutes
- Time Period: Contemporary
- Target Audience: Teen (Age 14 - 18), Adult
- Cautions: Drugs, Alcohol, Strong Language
- Performance Group:
- College Theatre / Student, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups, Professional Theatre
- Accolades:
- Winner! KCACTF Harold and Mimi Steinberg Award for Playwriting (2022)
Part play, part poetry slam, Brown Face follows a group of college students as they navigate their identities in the competitive world of spoken word poetry.
REVIEWS:
"Never chooses a side."
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"We were moved by the quality of the writing and the relevant and compelling themes."
Playwrights
"Carissa Atallah explores identity, privilege, and authenticity in this witty and thought-provoking play about two college frenemies."
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"The ideas and questions that fill this play are ones that couldn't be more relevant. It's in no way didactic, though. It's a play that never chooses a side with any specific character. It actually leaves that up to the audience in a jaw-dropping final moment. Colonization and appropriation need to be discussed in all areas of our culture but especially in the theatre."
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Characters
- Casting: 1M, 4F
- Casting Attributes: Role(s) for Latino Actor(s), Role(s) for Black Actor(s), Ensemble cast, Roles for Multicultural Casting
MARIZA CONCORD – (Pronounced “Merissa”) White college student in her late teens.
ALEX LECHUGA – Latino college student of mixed ancestry in his early 20’s. Also plays Player.
SAYDA AGUILAR – Afro-latina college student in her early 20’s. Also plays Barista.
XITALY MANJARREZ – Mexican college foreign exchange student of European ancestry. Also plays Lupita Sanchez.
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Gracia is a Chicana writer and DREAMer. In order to draw attention to her work but not her undocumented status, Gracia convinces her white and US-born best friend Mariza to perform her poetry. When Gracia’s words launch Mariza into gaining a following as a Latinx artist and activist, their friendship is tested by issues of privilege and cultural appropriation. |
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