Thoughts of a Colored Man
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! Playwright Keenan Scott II's "Thoughts of a Colored Man" explores the lives, pressures, and passions of seven contemporary Black men who live in one Brooklyn neighborhood. The characters—never given names—are identified by the traits they embody: Lust, Love, Anger, Passion, Wisdom, Depression, and Happiness.
Cultural Significance: The play is the first Broadway show written and directed by Black men with a Black man in the lead role.
DATES: May 8 - May 18
LOCATION: Arts Asylum 824 Meyer Blvd. Kansas City, MO 64131
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! Playwright Keenan Scott II's "Thoughts of a Colored Man" explores the lives, pressures, and passions of seven contemporary Black men who live in one Brooklyn neighborhood. The characters—never given names—are identified by the traits they embody: Lust, Love, Anger, Passion, Wisdom, Depression, and Happiness.
Cultural Significance: The play is the first Broadway show written and directed by Black men with a Black man in the lead role.
DATES: May 8 - May 18
LOCATION: Arts Asylum 824 Meyer Blvd. Kansas City, MO 64131
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! Playwright Keenan Scott II's "Thoughts of a Colored Man" explores the lives, pressures, and passions of seven contemporary Black men who live in one Brooklyn neighborhood. The characters—never given names—are identified by the traits they embody: Lust, Love, Anger, Passion, Wisdom, Depression, and Happiness.
Cultural Significance: The play is the first Broadway show written and directed by Black men with a Black man in the lead role.
DATES: May 8 - May 18
LOCATION: Arts Asylum 824 Meyer Blvd. Kansas City, MO 64131