Where We Stand
- Full Length Play, Drama, Present Day
- 1M or F
- ISBN: 9780573709760
In this epic fable of penance, one actor plays many roles and asks the audience to think about forgiveness, desire and community.
Description
- Full Length Play
- Drama
- 75 minutes
- Time Period: Present Day
- Target Audience: Adult
- Performance Group:
- Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups, Professional Theatre
REVIEWS:
"Grays is an extraordinarily gifted storyteller."
TheatreMania
"The language in Where We Stand bounces with rhyme, alliteration and wordplay."
The New York Times
"This easy-going laid-back play is in your face, virtually, and drags you into the story willingly and happily."
Maryland Theatre Guide
Originally comissioned by The Public Theater's Mobile Unit, Where We Stand received a workshop through the Public Theater's Brooklyn College Research Residency August 7-17, 2018. The play continued development at SPACE on Ryder Farm. In spring 2020, Where We Stand made its world premiere off-Broadway and in Baltimore, through a co-production between WP Theater in New York and Baltimore Center Stage, under Tamilla Woodard's direction.
Characters
- Casting: 1M or F
- Casting Attributes: Role(s) for Black Actor(s)
- Casting Notes: Do not play the character of a masculine gendered person if that is not who you are.
MAN – can and should be played by any African American body with a body.
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In a town running low on compassion, an exile seeks forgiveness, forcing the community to decide between mercy or justice. A storyteller spins a tale of a lonely soul tempted by the devil’s kindness on a fateful trip to the crossroads. Where We Stand is an epic fable of penance filled with humor, heart and music. |
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