Black Metamorphosis by Sam Kebede

After the fall of Rome, the illuminati realizes that they can no longer tolerate the influx of foreigners and decides to set on a campaign to eliminate all people of color. But once they're successful they find that they miss the sweet sexy labor of black people, and decide to create their own from scratch. The rest is as Kafka intended in this adaptation of his magnum opus The Metamorphosis.
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Black Metamorphosis

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  • David Hansen:
    5 Apr. 2021
    “ The written introduction to this play (a note on casting, not actually part of the play script) is by itself a monologue that is worthy of performance.

    Kebede’s outrageous satire on white power and global dominance is hilarious from beginning to end, first describing the Illuminati’s millennia-long mission to destroy the black race, which evolves into a take on Kafka’s Metamorphosis in which a poor which man wakes up one morning to discover he is a black stereotype, with everything ugly you can metaphorically derive from that. It is a stinging riot. ”

All character can be non-white, at least 4 must be non-white. Further explanation in script.

One actor must be representative of the disability or neurodiverse communities. Non-negotiable. Any physical gags or motions are to their comfort and any line changes that may be necessary should be encouraged, though they must be approved by the playwright.