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The fact that statues are falling all across the US and the UK is invigorating and inspiring to me. I wrote about a Confederate monument being toppled in my comedy “Bamboozled.” In that play, it’s a figure of Nathan Bedford Forrest, failed Confederate soldier, murderer, and KKK Grand Dragon. The state of Tennessee wrote and enforced laws that de facto …
The 2018 Theatre Bay Area Awards includes a generous handful of nominations for “Bamboozled,” to wit: *Outstanding Costume Design: Tammy Berlin for BAMBOOZLED *Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble: BAMBOOZLED *Outstanding Performance in a Principal Role: Chelsea Bearce for BAMBOOZLED *Outstanding Performance in a Principal Role: Stacy Ross for BAMBOOZLED *Outstanding Direction: Gary Graves for BAMBOOZLED *Outstanding World Premiere Play: BAMBOOZLED …
I’m so excited to see this play come to life, directed by Gary Graves, and with Chelsea Bearce, Susan Jackson, Stacy Ross, and Jeunée Simon. In “Bamboozled,” Abby is a young appraiser touring with “Antiques Roadtrip.” She’s a black woman from L.A. traveling in the south—Shelby County, Tennessee. When she’s accused of defrauding a Daughter of the Confederacy out of …
I’m excited to announce that BAMBOOZLED is scheduled for a world premiere early next year in Berkeley, California. During the season announcement event, here’s what I said: Fact: the US market for Confederate memorabilia is a billion-dollar business. I have always been fascinated by what we value, and what it costs us. That curiosity led me to research Confederate heirlooms …