TAMBO & BONES

by Dave Harris

Tambo and Bones are two characters in a minstrel show. They soon come to realize that they are, in fact, just two characters in a minstrel show. This realization brings them great distress. All they want is some quarters and a nap. They decide that there is only one solution: they must find and kill the source of all their troubles. TAMBO & BONES interrogates the intersection of race and capitalism, and the...

Tambo and Bones are two characters in a minstrel show. They soon come to realize that they are, in fact, just two characters in a minstrel show. This realization brings them great distress. All they want is some quarters and a nap. They decide that there is only one solution: they must find and kill the source of all their troubles. TAMBO & BONES interrogates the intersection of race and capitalism, and the connection between pain, profit, and audience.

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  • Nico Raimont: TAMBO & BONES by Dave Harris
    “

    I saw the production at 'Playwright's' Twice. One of the best plays I've ever had the pleasure of seeing. This will change the face of Theatre forever. Dave is one of the best writers and RAPPERS working today!

    I saw the production at 'Playwright's' Twice. One of the best plays I've ever had the pleasure of seeing. This will change the face of Theatre forever. Dave is one of the best writers and RAPPERS working today!

    ”
  • Mehrnaz Tiv: TAMBO & BONES by Dave Harris
    “

    this was one of the best shows I had the pleasure of catching this past season in off-broadway theater in NYC. the rage, humor, insight, and sharp wit was so visceral and smart, begging the audience to see the root issues in american culture and capitalism. the jump to the future was so fresh and bleak. the cast and production team at playwright's horizons brought this script to new heights, and left me jaw dropped even months after it closed. every american needs to see tambo & bones!

    this was one of the best shows I had the pleasure of catching this past season in off-broadway theater in NYC. the rage, humor, insight, and sharp wit was so visceral and smart, begging the audience to see the root issues in american culture and capitalism. the jump to the future was so fresh and bleak. the cast and production team at playwright's horizons brought this script to new heights, and left me jaw dropped even months after it closed. every american needs to see tambo & bones!

    ”
  • Emma Goldman-Sherman: TAMBO & BONES by Dave Harris
    “

    A marvellous and theatrical (and meta-theatrical) dissection of race and class in the US with humor, joy, immense energy, performances to fill us up with all the rage and insanity of the past 400 years and then push us into the future. A great and amazing transformative play.

    A marvellous and theatrical (and meta-theatrical) dissection of race and class in the US with humor, joy, immense energy, performances to fill us up with all the rage and insanity of the past 400 years and then push us into the future. A great and amazing transformative play.

    ”
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Development History

  • Workshop, Ojai Playwrights Conference, 2019
  • Residency, SPACE on Ryder Farm, 2018

Production History

  • University, UC San Diego Department of Theatre & Dance, 2018
  • Professional, Playwright's Horizons, 2021
  • Professional, Center Theatre Group, 2021

Awards

  • The International Commendation
    The Bruntwood Prize
    Winner
    2019