ICONS

by Xavier Clark

When an established icon of a writer selects a younger Pulitzer prize winning author to interview him for a milestone newspaper article, lines between interviewer and interviewee get blurred as the interview spirals into a nauseating loop of chaos. ICONS grapples with the meaning of legacy, loving and letting go while still in the pursuit of peace, perfection and (im)mortality.

When an established icon of a writer selects a younger Pulitzer prize winning author to interview him for a milestone newspaper article, lines between interviewer and interviewee get blurred as the interview spirals into a nauseating loop of chaos. ICONS grapples with the meaning of legacy, loving and letting go while still in the pursuit of peace, perfection and (im)mortality.

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  • Lizz Mangan: ICONS by Xavier Clark
    “

    Poetic, introspective, ICONIC! Clark's grasp of language is breathtaking, and the disassembly of what makes an icon explores self love and self doubt, with the curiosity of what our legacy leaves behind. Gorgeous.

    Poetic, introspective, ICONIC! Clark's grasp of language is breathtaking, and the disassembly of what makes an icon explores self love and self doubt, with the curiosity of what our legacy leaves behind. Gorgeous.

    ”
  • Franky D. Gonzalez: ICONS by Xavier Clark
    “

    What makes an icon? What cements a legacy? What is the past? What is destiny? What is the place of love for someone with ambition? What does it mean to long for a shining city in the distance? Xavier Clark's ICONS brims with these questions as an interview between an Icon and a Pulitzer winner becomes a fantastic exploration of the cosmos and the ultimate power of Queer Black Love's potential to change the world.

    What makes an icon? What cements a legacy? What is the past? What is destiny? What is the place of love for someone with ambition? What does it mean to long for a shining city in the distance? Xavier Clark's ICONS brims with these questions as an interview between an Icon and a Pulitzer winner becomes a fantastic exploration of the cosmos and the ultimate power of Queer Black Love's potential to change the world.

    ”
  • Shaun Leisher: ICONS by Xavier Clark
    “

    "You can’t put a price tag on a person’s life."

    An excellent play about legacy and art. A piece of work that is full of surprises and goes to some wonderfully bizarre places. This play has some killer monologues for Black actors.

    "You can’t put a price tag on a person’s life."

    An excellent play about legacy and art. A piece of work that is full of surprises and goes to some wonderfully bizarre places. This play has some killer monologues for Black actors.

    ”
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Development History

  • Workshop, Sewanee Writers Conference, 2024
  • Residency, IAMA Theatre Compay, 2023

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