This play explores serious questions of identity and choice with a deft mix of humor and intensity. These are real and relatable women grappling with their views of one another and their sense of how to exist in the world.
This play explores serious questions of identity and choice with a deft mix of humor and intensity. These are real and relatable women grappling with their views of one another and their sense of how to exist in the world.
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Lee R. Lawing:
By Grace, Pt. 2
by Agyeiwaa Asante
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What a dark and funny comedy about such a heavy topic. I love so many of the lines here, but one of the best was "Keep your biracial fantasies out of my uterus." Asante gives us two good friends at Planned Parenthood and their conversation about the baby that one of them has come here to possibly abort. This conversation is so very real and there's not a false note among these pages to be found.
What a dark and funny comedy about such a heavy topic. I love so many of the lines here, but one of the best was "Keep your biracial fantasies out of my uterus." Asante gives us two good friends at Planned Parenthood and their conversation about the baby that one of them has come here to possibly abort. This conversation is so very real and there's not a false note among these pages to be found.
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Alexander Perez:
By Grace, Pt. 2
by Agyeiwaa Asante
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An absolutely phenomenally written short that manages to adorn a difficult conversation with humor, pathos, and care. It's the sort of piece that stays with you long after your initial read, in part due to the compelling and deep questions addressed over the course of the story but also it's impeccable construction and artistry. A must read.
An absolutely phenomenally written short that manages to adorn a difficult conversation with humor, pathos, and care. It's the sort of piece that stays with you long after your initial read, in part due to the compelling and deep questions addressed over the course of the story but also it's impeccable construction and artistry. A must read.
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Lainie Vansant:
By Grace, Pt. 2
by Agyeiwaa Asante
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Asante balances humor with real conversations about big issues in this important piece about choice, legacy, friendship, and more. There's a lot to consider here, and the value of those considerations in today's culture cannot be overestimated.
Asante balances humor with real conversations about big issues in this important piece about choice, legacy, friendship, and more. There's a lot to consider here, and the value of those considerations in today's culture cannot be overestimated.
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Veronica Tjioe:
By Grace, Pt. 2
by Agyeiwaa Asante
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I love this play. The dialogue is both razor sharp and so relatable, human, and heartfelt. Like a million real conversations, but smarter, funnier, and both timely and enduring. Would love to see this performed!
I love this play. The dialogue is both razor sharp and so relatable, human, and heartfelt. Like a million real conversations, but smarter, funnier, and both timely and enduring. Would love to see this performed!
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Shaun Leisher:
By Grace, Pt. 2
by Agyeiwaa Asante
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A vital conversation is happening in this short play. Two friends share love for each other while talking about identity, colorism, family planning and so much else. A gift of a play for two Black actresses and audiences.
A vital conversation is happening in this short play. Two friends share love for each other while talking about identity, colorism, family planning and so much else. A gift of a play for two Black actresses and audiences.
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Alissa Klusky:
By Grace, Pt. 2
by Agyeiwaa Asante
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Agyeiwaa's ability to capture the nooks, crannies and intersections of friendship, identity, and the possibilities of motherhood is incredible. This is a highly relevant and produceable ten-minute play that gives you a window into the lives of two funny and interesting young black women whose friendship shines through. The humor peppered throughout the piece is just as masterful as the way these women navigate discussions of privilege within their community and their hope for the future.
Agyeiwaa's ability to capture the nooks, crannies and intersections of friendship, identity, and the possibilities of motherhood is incredible. This is a highly relevant and produceable ten-minute play that gives you a window into the lives of two funny and interesting young black women whose friendship shines through. The humor peppered throughout the piece is just as masterful as the way these women navigate discussions of privilege within their community and their hope for the future.
