Vincent Terrell Durham

Vincent Terrell Durham

Vincent Terrell Durham (he/him/his) is a playwright and author who first honed his storytelling skills as a stand-up comic in comedy clubs across the country. He was born and raised in Binghamton, New York to a family of vibrant storytellers themselves. Vincent confronts what it means to be Black in America with clarity, irony, and humor. His voice as a proud gay man of color is fresh, compelling and his...
Vincent Terrell Durham (he/him/his) is a playwright and author who first honed his storytelling skills as a stand-up comic in comedy clubs across the country. He was born and raised in Binghamton, New York to a family of vibrant storytellers themselves. Vincent confronts what it means to be Black in America with clarity, irony, and humor. His voice as a proud gay man of color is fresh, compelling and his marksmanship for piercing the souls of theater audiences is unerring. He goes unflinchingly to the heart of the matter and pulls no punches.


Plays

  • The Fertile River by Vincent Terrell Durham
    Recommendations: 4
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    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: docudrama/historic, drama + 2 more
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    Keyword: Eugenics, black female lead + 4 more
    Genre: docudrama/historic, drama, period, political
    Keyword: Eugenics, black female lead, features roles for black actors, Reproductive Rights, forced sterilization, birth control
    It’s the summer of 1958 and Mrs. Sarah Woods is on a mission from the state. The state social worker has been visiting colored families in a small rural North Carolina community. Cora Lee Burden is the latest to receive an appointment notice from Mrs. Woods. The sixty-four-year-old grandmother of a mentally challenged child has no idea what a white social worker from the government would want with her family....
    It’s the summer of 1958 and Mrs. Sarah Woods is on a mission from the state. The state social worker has been visiting colored families in a small rural North Carolina community. Cora Lee Burden is the latest to receive an appointment notice from Mrs. Woods. The sixty-four-year-old grandmother of a mentally challenged child has no idea what a white social worker from the government would want with her family. But being a colored woman of the south she knows the visit is a call for caution.
  • Polar Bears, Black Boys, & Prairie Fringed Orchids by Vincent Terrell Durham
    Recommendations: 9
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    Cast: 
    6
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: gentrification, implicit bias + 5 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: gentrification, implicit bias, Harlem, environmental activism, allyship, contains LGBTQ characters, Black characters
    A liberal white couple throw open the doors of their renovated Harlem brownstone by hosting a cocktail party for their African-American neighbors. A well-intentioned night of community devolves into intense debates, pointed accusations, and a shocking revelation of implicit bias.
  • A Park For Children To Pretend In by Vincent Terrell Durham
    Recommendations: 4
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    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: drama, horror + 3 more
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    Keyword: black lives matter, gun violence + 2 more
    Genre: drama, horror, mystery/thriller, political, tragedy
    Keyword: black lives matter, gun violence, altered consciousness, soldier with PTSD
    A Short Play - A couple take an Uber ride home from the hospital with their newborn son only to take a detour off into the future.
  • Twelve by Vincent Terrell Durham
    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: docudrama/historic, drama + 2 more
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    Keyword: black lives matter, African American women + 1 more
    Genre: docudrama/historic, drama, period, political
    Keyword: black lives matter, African American women, American race relations and racism
    A Short Play - 5 Black women recount the deaths of their sons over the course of several decades.
  • Trash Day by Vincent Terrell Durham
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: Heartwarming
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: Heartwarming
    A Short Play - A woman confronts a homeless man rummaging through her trash. She quickly discovers how much her trash reveals about herself.
  • A Change of Heart by Vincent Terrell Durham
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, drama
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    Keyword: African American, American race relations and racism
    Genre: comedy, drama
    Keyword: African American, American race relations and racism
    A Short Play - Two years after the death of their teenage son, Diane and Matthew Peterson meet the man who received his heart.
  • Masking Our Blackness by Vincent Terrell Durham
    Recommendations: 13
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    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: dark comedy, drama + 4 more
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    Keyword: anti-black racism, African American + 3 more
    Genre: dark comedy, drama, horror, parody/spoof, political, satire
    Keyword: anti-black racism, African American, African American political satire, black lives matter, gun violence
    A Short Play - 5 friends gather to welcome in the new year and share resolutions on how to survive another 365 days of being Black in America.
  • A Barefooted Easter by Vincent Terrell Durham
    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: docudrama/historic, drama + 4 more
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    Keyword: black
    Genre: docudrama/historic, drama, holiday, period, political, young audiences
    Keyword: black
    A Short Play - Alberta Mae simply needs to purchase a new pair of Easter shoes for her growing daughter. Jim Crow laws of 1962 Mississippi won't allow colored children to try shoes on beforehand, so mothers have made the practice of tracing their child's foot on brown butcher paper and presenting it at the shoe store in exchange for a new pair of shoes. This Easter that practice will be tested.
  • NOW by Vincent Terrell Durham
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: black, women's rights
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: black, women's rights
    A Short Play - A NOW organizer arrives at a home in 1973 Massapequa, Long Island with an invitation to liberate the long-suffering housewife inside. She mistakes the Black housekeeper as the lady of the house.
  • 61 Unused Pages by Vincent Terrell Durham
    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: dark comedy, drama
    Genre: dark comedy, drama
    An unexpected delivery forces a son to confront childhood memories and the pain left by his absentee father.
  • Vol. 1, A Post Racial America by Vincent Terrell Durham
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    8
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    Genre: dark comedy, docudrama/historic + 4 more
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    Keyword: African American, black lives matter + 4 more
    Genre: dark comedy, docudrama/historic, drama, political, satire, tragedy
    Keyword: African American, black lives matter, Race relations in America, black history, Anthology, racism
    Vol. 1 – A Post Racial America is a theatrical reminder of a broken promise. A reminder that the emergency brake on the Post Racial America train, conducted by Barack Hussein Obama, has been pulled, lurching a train full of hopeful Black Americans back to a time when 46.09% of voters thought America was great. Vol. 1 – A Post Racial America will ask theatergoers to bear witness as we disembark the stalled train...
    Vol. 1 – A Post Racial America is a theatrical reminder of a broken promise. A reminder that the emergency brake on the Post Racial America train, conducted by Barack Hussein Obama, has been pulled, lurching a train full of hopeful Black Americans back to a time when 46.09% of voters thought America was great. Vol. 1 – A Post Racial America will ask theatergoers to bear witness as we disembark the stalled train and drag her back from 1619 to 2020 and reclaim the promise of a Post Racial America.

  • Baby Black Jesus - Play One by Vincent Terrell Durham
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy
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    Keyword: gay, LGBTQ + 4 more
    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy
    Keyword: gay, LGBTQ, black, African American, Black women, love
    A Short Play. Darryl and Richard have just leased their first apartment together as a couple. Darryl is out to his family, but Richard is still passing Darryl off as his best friend. A surprise visit from Richard's mother leaves the two men with a decision to make.
  • Baby Black Jesus - Play Three by Vincent Terrell Durham
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, holiday + 2 more
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    Keyword: LGBTQ, African American + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, holiday, political, romantic comedy
    Keyword: LGBTQ, African American, gay, Gay Black Men
    A Short Play - Darryl and Richard are a couple of two years. Darryl is out to his family but Richard is still passing Darryl off as his best friend. This year Darryl wants Richard to come out during the annual Christmas Eve dinner party.
  • Baby Black Jesus - Play Four by Vincent Terrell Durham
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy
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    Keyword: black lgbt, Gay and LGBTQ + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, romantic comedy
    Keyword: black lgbt, Gay and LGBTQ, Black Church, love
    A Short Play - Darryl and Richard are putting a final end to their relationship, after Richard's horrible coming out attempt at his mother's annual Christmas Eve dinner party.