Artistic Statement
In writing the play, we wanted to give Billy Lee a voice, a sound, a body, and to make sure that the soul of the man, joined with George’s, is still fighting for freedom, for love, and for life.
We always want to create plays that investigate the day to day life and death of people and stories of lives, past and present, as seen in the cycle of a day. Their interactions with the world around them and the issues they face in their relationships. The trials of life facing them, sexism, racism, sexuality, politics, basically, life in an American. We want characters to be funny and fierce, but also tragic and vulnerable. We want to invite the audience to laugh at their ideas, hopes and dreams, or feel their pain of loss and loneliness.
We always want to create plays that investigate the day to day life and death of people and stories of lives, past and present, as seen in the cycle of a day. Their interactions with the world around them and the issues they face in their relationships. The trials of life facing them, sexism, racism, sexuality, politics, basically, life in an American. We want characters to be funny and fierce, but also tragic and vulnerable. We want to invite the audience to laugh at their ideas, hopes and dreams, or feel their pain of loss and loneliness.
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Ken Jones and Daryl Harris
Artistic Statement
In writing the play, we wanted to give Billy Lee a voice, a sound, a body, and to make sure that the soul of the man, joined with George’s, is still fighting for freedom, for love, and for life.
We always want to create plays that investigate the day to day life and death of people and stories of lives, past and present, as seen in the cycle of a day. Their interactions with the world around them and the issues they face in their relationships. The trials of life facing them, sexism, racism, sexuality, politics, basically, life in an American. We want characters to be funny and fierce, but also tragic and vulnerable. We want to invite the audience to laugh at their ideas, hopes and dreams, or feel their pain of loss and loneliness.
We always want to create plays that investigate the day to day life and death of people and stories of lives, past and present, as seen in the cycle of a day. Their interactions with the world around them and the issues they face in their relationships. The trials of life facing them, sexism, racism, sexuality, politics, basically, life in an American. We want characters to be funny and fierce, but also tragic and vulnerable. We want to invite the audience to laugh at their ideas, hopes and dreams, or feel their pain of loss and loneliness.