Dotty is black. Dotty discovers she wants to be white. WHITE-ISH takes us on a black girl’s comical journey of identity and acceptance through a panhandling street kid, a black revolutionary, and sorority girls.
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White-ish
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Heather Meyer:
3 Aug. 2020
“
WHITE-ISH is a tremendous satire with heart and surprise. Deidre Staple's writing enthralls with expert humor and an emotional core of identity. An excellent play. ”
Narrator- Dotty in the present. She speaks directly to the audience.
Miss America- A God-like omnipresent voice.
Dotty- Black. Trying to be the whitest.
Penny Nichols- Black. 11. Wishes she were white.
Sista- Black. Very Black.
Jenna- White. Hipster. Loves chai tea lattes and indie films.
Molly- Whiter. Guitar player. Loves her Lord and her floral sweaters.
Woman- Penny's adoptive mother.