Blaxploitation

by Zachariah Ezer

[One-Act Play] At a midnight movie screening, a trans director exhibits their lost classic, in which a martial arts master and a genie go back in time to try and prevent slavery in order to reverse a zombie apocalypse before an operative from the end of history stops them.

[One-Act Play] At a midnight movie screening, a trans director exhibits their lost classic, in which a martial arts master and a genie go back in time to try and prevent slavery in order to reverse a zombie apocalypse before an operative from the end of history stops them.

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Blaxploitation

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    Who knew something could be this thoughtful and also this fun! "Blaxploitation" has zombies and metatheatricality and over-active goofiness, but its message is deep and thought-provoking. Check it out!

    Who knew something could be this thoughtful and also this fun! "Blaxploitation" has zombies and metatheatricality and over-active goofiness, but its message is deep and thought-provoking. Check it out!

    ”

Character Information

Tara and the Newscaster can be prerecorded, but they may also be one or two actors.
  • Jefferson Stone
    30s
    African American/Black
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s,
      50s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Black, African, Caribbean, or African American
  • Lucy
    (Also plays House Manager, Patient Zero, The First One, and Lucy Smith)
    40s
    African American/Black
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Black, African, Caribbean, or African American
  • Old Nigga
    (Also plays Roxie Spectacular and a Cultist)
    Old
    African American/Black
    Non-binary
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Black, African, Caribbean, or African American
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Non-binary
  • The Terror
    (Plays a Zombie, a Doctor, a Slaver, John Greenwood, and an Usher)
    Any Age
    White
    Any
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      30s,
      40s,
      50s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      White
  • Tara/Newscaster
    May be prerecorded
    Any Age
    Any
    Any

Development History

  • Reading, KCACTF Region 6 Festival, 2023
  • Reading, New Cosmopolitan Ensemble, 2020
  • Workshop, The Lark, 2019

Awards

  • Issue 4: Outbreak
    some scripts literary magazine
    Selection
    2021