Scraps at The Matrix Theatre

Set in Bed Stuy, Brooklyn, three months after the fatal shooting of black teenager Forest Winthrop by a white police officer, Scraps is a highly theatrical, frequently funny mash up of poetry, realism and expressionism that chronicles the effects of Forests death on his family and friends. A PLAYWRIGHT TO WATCH melds various styles in service of her own sharp vision." The New York Times; [An] AMBITIOUS, VIBRANT new play. The New Yorker ; A PASSIONATE NEW VOICE SCREAMING TO BE HEARD. Time Out New York; July 6 Sept. 15; Matrix Theatre, 7657 Melrose Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90046; $35; Pay-What-You-Want every Monday night; (323) 960-7711; www.matrixtheatre.com.