In Defense of Ourselves
Recommended by
- Keenya Jackson:2 Mar. 2021“ This play demonstrates how layered Black leaders were/are and the impact that they've left on our world. It shows them as human beings with flaws and greatness and everything in between. And we watch how they were made to navigate through a society that didn't accept or appreciate them then and still doesn't today. ”
- Quinn D. Eli:19 Nov. 2020“ In this stirring play that unearths the path between where we're headed and we're we've been, Nikki Brake-Sillá conjures a kind of theatrical alchemy--a sharp, explosive combination of struggle and triumph. Part documentary and part call-to-arms, the warmth, intelligence, and urgency of "In Defense of Ourselves" turns audience members into time travelers, illuminating the tangled threads of history that tie the present to the past. ”
Development History
- ,Commission,Philadelphia Women's Theatre Festival2020
- ,Reading,Philadelphia Women's Theatre Festival2020
Production History
- ,Workshop,Mad Cow Theatre2021
Awards
Finalist
Women's Voices Festival
Mad Cow Theatre
2021