Manic Pixie Dream Girls Aren't Black

by Amara Janae Brady

As a video game designer (well, almost!), Delilah has never had a problem with her untamed imagination. But when her boss suggests that the lead character in her latest video game is too unrealistic and unrelatable because “Black women don’t play video games,” she decides it’s time to reel her imagination in. Fortunately for her, her video game has another idea- Delilah gets sucked into the amazingly colorful...

As a video game designer (well, almost!), Delilah has never had a problem with her untamed imagination. But when her boss suggests that the lead character in her latest video game is too unrealistic and unrelatable because “Black women don’t play video games,” she decides it’s time to reel her imagination in. Fortunately for her, her video game has another idea- Delilah gets sucked into the amazingly colorful world she created. She finds there’s nothing wrong with her lead, but there is something wrong with the massive, violent changes she didn’t make! Now, she must defeat her greatest foe, self-doubt…but…kinda disguised as white supremacy.

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Manic Pixie Dream Girls Aren't Black

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  • Nelson Diaz-Marcano: Manic Pixie Dream Girls Aren't Black

    A clever play oozing with imagination and an incredibly satirical bite that goes deep and feeds you straight up originality. Amara Brady's work here is both familiar and completely absurd, creating a work that is unique and forward minded. We are so lucky this play exists.

    A clever play oozing with imagination and an incredibly satirical bite that goes deep and feeds you straight up originality. Amara Brady's work here is both familiar and completely absurd, creating a work that is unique and forward minded. We are so lucky this play exists.

  • Gina Femia: Manic Pixie Dream Girls Aren't Black

    This play is one of the most inventive, imaginative, brilliant pieces of theater I've read in a long time; it's biting in its commentary, funny and brilliant and even in a heightened world, grounded with characters who are so, so real. Amara's creating new worlds with her work.

    This play is one of the most inventive, imaginative, brilliant pieces of theater I've read in a long time; it's biting in its commentary, funny and brilliant and even in a heightened world, grounded with characters who are so, so real. Amara's creating new worlds with her work.

Development History

  • Type Workshop, Organization Northwestern University- AMTP , Year 2024
  • Type Reading, Organization Original Idiots, Year 2021
  • Type Residency, Organization The Parsnip Ship, Year 2019