False Creeds
by Darren Canady

Name: False Creeds
Brand: Darren Canady
SKU: 9780573709043
Rating: 5 (2 reviews)

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Highlights

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105 mins1990sRole(s) for Black Actor(s)Unit Set/Multiple SettingsContemporary Costumes/Street Clothes

Synopsis

The story of Jason, a young man who embarks on a journey to discover the legacy of his family’s past.

After receiving a "memory box" from his dying grandmother containing photos and journals related to the Tulsa race massacre, Jason realizes his family’s history is profoundly connected to the tragic events.

Set mostly in flashbacks to the affluent, predominately African-American Greenwood neighborhood, Canady’s play follows Jason as he witnesses one night of terror and destruction through the eyes of a young girl (his grandmother) who is forced into adulthood by the tragedy.

This ambitious and timely play does not linger in pathos, but instead celebrates the importance of family history and the triumph of those who survived and began new lives.

Press Reviews

"In dramatizing the horrifying yet half-forgotten Tulsa Race Riot of 1921, Darren M. Canady's play False Creeds presents numerous unnerving sights and sounds. The sounds, in fact, seem to reverberate long after the play, in its world-premiere production, has ended. False Creeds generates real suspense… The play draws historical parallels from the world of the Jim Crow South to the Hurricane Katrina debacle."
— Curt Holman, Creative Loafing

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Amelia Moore F, about 11. Jason's grandmother. Plays herself as both a child and an old woman.	female	—	F, about 11. Jason's grandmother. Plays herself as both a child and an old woman.
Fannie F, early 20s. The Moores' feisty maid.	—	20s	F, early 20s. The Moores' feisty maid.
Lydia Moore F, 30s. Cultured, elite and beautiful.	—	30s	F, 30s. Cultured, elite and beautiful.
Marcus Moore M, 30s. A driven businessman and caring family man.	—	30s	M, 30s. A driven businessman and caring family man.
Janie Tyler Lydia's friend and fellow member of Tulsa's elite.All characters are Black.	—	—	Lydia's friend and fellow member of Tulsa's elite.All characters are Black.
Jason M, late teens. Perceptive.	—	—	M, late teens. Perceptive.