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A Pulitzer finalist, Yellowman is a powerful and fascinating drama about racial prejudice within the African-American Gullah/Geechee culture in the Sea Islands off South Carolina. A memory play about Alma, a large dark-skinned beauty, who dreams of life beyond the confines of her poverty-stricken and deprived small-town Southern upbringing, and Eugene, the light-skinned man whose fate is tragically intertwined with hers, the play explores the negative associations surrounding male blackness as well as the effect these racial stereotypes have on black women. Alma and Eugene are childhood playmates who gradually fall in love, despite the prejudices of their parents and community. Ms. Orlandersmith interweaves poetic monologues with street-smart dialogue to create a coat of many colors for her star-crossed lovers. She also shows us the ugliness of alcoholism. The deadliest heritage of internal racism is the way parents vent their own pain on their children and it's the playwright's use of this element that gives the play its unforgettable aura of haunting devastation. Both a celebration of young love and a harrowing study of smoldering domestic violence, the play is both heartwarming and ultimately heartbreaking.
Directed by Danette Scott Perry.
- Dael Orlandersmith
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News About Yellowman at Chance Theater
Ensemble Theatre Company Presents THE LEHMAN TRILOGY, Beginning This Week
April 01, 2024Join Ensemble Theatre Company for the opening night of THE LEHMAN TRILOGY, adapted by Ben Power and directed by Oahn Nguyen, on April 6 at New Vic Theatre, Santa Barbara.
GREEN DAY'S AMERICAN IDIOT Extends Through August 21 at Chance Theater
August 09, 2022Chance Theater, Anaheim's official resident theater company has announced that the regional premiere of the 2009 punk rock opera, “Green Day's American Idiot” will be extending thru August 21 on the Cripe Stage at the Bette Aitken theater arts Center.
Photos: First Look At GREEN DAY'S AMERICAN IDIOT At The Chance Theater
July 24, 2022Chance Theater, Anaheim’s official resident theater company, announces the regional premiere production of the 2009 rock musical “Green Day’s American Idiot.” Check out the first photos!
Staged Reading Of Exal Iraheta's HONGO Comes to Chance Theater in August
July 08, 2022Chance Theater, Anaheim's official resident theater company, will present a staged reading of a brand new mind-bending play as part of the 2022 OTR New Works Series.
GREEN DAY'S AMERICAN IDIOT Starts July 15th At Chance Theater
June 24, 2022Chance Theater, Anaheim's official resident theater company,announces the regional premiere production of the 2009 rock musical “Green Day's American Idiot.” Directed by James Michael McHale, choreographed by Miguel Cardenas, and with music direction by Gabrielle Maldonado, “Green Day's American Idiot” runs July 15 to August 14 on the Cripe Stage of the Bette Aitken theater arts Center. Previews are July 15 to 22 and regular performances are July 23 to August 14.
Molly Smith Metzler's Comedy CRY IT OUT Comes to Chance Theater in April
March 02, 2022Chance Theater, Anaheim's official resident theater company, announces the Orange County premiere of Cry It Out, Molly Smith Metzler's comedy that takes a sharp and honest look at the double-edged sword of motherhood in all its joys and perils.
Chance Theater Announces Season 23
February 04, 2021Chance Theater is making a commitment to the Southern California community in 2021 -- it will produce five shows with local artists during its 23rd Anniversary Season. There will be no cancellations. The shows will be performed either in-person or on a virtual platform. Therefore… “No Risk. All Chance.”
Chance Theater Cancels Upcoming Productions Due to COVID-19
March 14, 2020Chance Theater, Anaheim's official resident theater company, is sad to announce that the upcoming productions of The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity and Actually (which had replaced Yellowman in its 22nd Anniversary Season) will be canceled.
Chance Theater Announces 22nd Anniversary Season
October 18, 2019Chance Theater announces its 22nd Anniversary Season, which will be the sixth to employ both stages in its home at the Bette Aitken theater arts Center. Next year will feature eight fully-staged productions.
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