Br'er Cotton
by Tearrance Arvelle Chisholm


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Synopsis
Br'er Cotton; A scorching play about a fourteen-year-old boy struggling to make sense of his place in an impoverished world filled with seemingly random killings of young black men.
Press Reviews
"Powerful... Chisholm’s writing is light and naturalistic when it needs to be, but also shot through with knotty and impassioned poetry."
— TimeOut London
"The script is bold, brave and very, very funny, as well as feeling impressively fast-paced for a production that runs for two hours and 15 minutes."
— The Guardian
"Extraordinary... an intricate consideration of the complexities of present-tense race relations."
— WhatsOnStage
"Painful and highly personal... But it’s funny, too. Laugh-out-loud funny. The writing doesn’t shy away from life’s absurdity and ironies."
— Exeunt Magazine
Characters
| Character |
|---|
Nadine / Mother Early 30's, F, Black |
Matthew / Grandfather 60's, M, Black |
Caged_Bird99 14, F, White |
Officer Mid 30's, M, White |
Redneck_Swag Disembodied white voice |
Ruffrino / Son 14, M, Black |
Publication
Br'er Cotton is a comedy play written by Tearrance Arvelle Chisholm and published by Nick Hern Books (2018).
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Nick Hern Books · 2018
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