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Blood at the Root

  • Dominique Morisseau
  • Full Length Play, Drama, New Millennium/21st Century
  • 3M, 3F
  • ISBN: 9780573705144

"Blood At the Root by Dominique Morisseau should be compulsory viewing for all students [...] fascinating storytelling from the tight, punchy script."

Glam Adelaide

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Description

  • Full Length Play
  • Drama
  • 105 minutes

  • Time Period: New Millennium/21st Century
  • Target Audience: Teen (Age 14 - 18), Adult
  • Set Requirements: Bare Stage/Simple Set
  • Cautions: Strong Language, Mild Adult Themes

  • Performance Group:
  • College Theatre / Student, High School/Secondary, Professional Theatre, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups
A striking new ensemble drama based on the Jena Six; six Black students who were initially charged with attempted murder for a school fight after being provoked with nooses hanging from a tree on campus. This bold new play by Dominque Morisseau examines the miscarriage of justice, racial double standards, and the crises in relations between men and women of all classes and, as a result, the shattering state of Black family life.
REVIEWS:

"Dominique Morisseau knows where the truth lies, and it is rarely on solid ground."

 The New York Times

"Blood At the Root by Dominique Morisseau should be compulsory viewing for all students [...] fascinating storytelling from the tight, puncy script."

 Glam Adelaide

"Morisseau has written an exquisite play [...] a powerful collaborative piece."

 Edinburgh Spotlight

Premiere Production: Blood at the Root premiered at the Penn State School of Theater in March 2014 under the direction of Steven Broadnax.

Characters

  • Casting: 3M, 3F
  • Casting Attributes: Ensemble cast, Features Teens

  • RAYLYNN
    TORIA
    ASHA
    JUSTIN
    COLIN
    DE'ANDRE
    DISTRICT ATTORNEY (DA)
    PRINCIPAL MILLER

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    A striking new ensemble drama based on the Jena Six; six Black students who were initially charged with attempted murder for a school fight after being provoked with nooses hanging from a tree on campus. This bold new play by Dominque Morisseau examines the miscarriage of justice, racial double standards, and the crises in relations between men and women of all classes and, as a result, the shattering state of Black family life.

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