as seen in the National Portrait Gallery
I’ve been watching the news about “THE SLAVE PLAY”. Friends saw this show when it played off-Broadway, before it’s current run at the John Golden Theatre on Broadway. It’s been fueled by controversy and personal reactions, but the twitter/news storm that I’ve been following came from an audience talk back with the playwright on November 29.
This first video shows a portion of the talk back with the playwright, Jeremy O. Harris, who is addressing a screaming white woman in the audience. It’s a very intense exchange, and it’s created it’s own media storm.
Broadway World: Video of Disruption of THE SLAVE PLAY
This article appeared today, and By Allegra Frank, Aja Romano, and Constance Grady talk about their reactions to the play.
And then there is another article on the audience member, now called “Talk Back Tammy” on Twitter:
The Mary Sue article on “Talk Back Tammy” at THE SLAVE PLAY
And lastly, there is the Broadway World Chat Board, which now has the audience member listed as “DO NOT SEE THE SLAVE PLAY” heading.
Broadwayworld Chat Board: Do Not See THE SLAVE PLAY
I’ll be following the life of this play; it closes on January 19, 2020. If you happen to see or saw this play, I would love to hear your comments about it.
