Esai's Table
by Nathan Yungerberg
Esai’s Table is an Afro-surrealist vision play dedicated to the life of Michael Brown Jr. and all the young Black men whose dreams were snuffed out by police brutality and white supremacy. Esai's Table explores the humanity of three young Black men who are being held in an ominous basement by a peculiar man who forces them to practice lines from a play that were found inside of fortune cookies. There is a large...
Esai’s Table is an Afro-surrealist vision play dedicated to the life of Michael Brown Jr. and all the young Black men whose dreams were snuffed out by police brutality and white supremacy. Esai's Table explores the humanity of three young Black men who are being held in an ominous basement by a peculiar man who forces them to practice lines from a play that were found inside of fortune cookies. There is a large, durable, oversized wooden table that appears to possess the wisdom and power of a well-aged seer filled with all their favorite foods from New York Strip to Cool Ranch Doritos. A violent storm ensues, the space floods, reality collapses, and the man sends the boys on a mythical night-sea journey on the tabletop. From unrecognizable star formations to the overwhelming beauty of the Carina Nebula and unceasing violent storms, the young men must learn to navigate the seas and the mysteries of their past that led them to this strange new world where they can create entire galaxies with their imagination.
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