PYG or The Mis-Edumacation of Dorian Belle
by Tearrance Arvelle Chisholm


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Synopsis
Dorian Belle is a big deal.
He’s a Canadian pop sweetheart, and he’s ready to be taken seriously.
So his people hire his favorite hip-hop artists – Black and Alexand, the "bad boy" rappers of Petty Young Goons – to help him toughen up his image.
They’re black, he’s white.
They’re from Chicago, he’s from Canada.
It’s all on reality TV.
What could go wrong?
Inspired by Shaw’s Pygmalion , this scathing comedy is a blistering and entertaining look at cultural and racial appropriation in a fictionalized exchange of ideologies, vernacular, and alleged street cred.
Press Reviews
"A stimulating blend of empathy and entertainment… this play excels in nearly every way, tackling questions of authenticity and accountability with ample wit and ferocious generosity."
— New City Stage
"Double-edged satire… Chisholm's play steers away from easy didacticism even as he takes shots at everything from Hamilton to hip-hop artists who embellish their street cred… What gives this show heart as well as heat is that Chisholm's take-no-prisoners approach still lets us feel sympathy for the characters… smart, savvy, and sometimes achingly truthful."
— Chicago Reader
"Pop-savvy new satire."
— Washington Post
"A brilliantly funny satire on race relations… Chisholm’s writing – his beautiful sensory lyricism – is illuminated during his characters’ dramatic monologues."
— DC Theatre Scene
Characters
| Character |
|---|
DORIAN BELLE 21, M White |
BLACKY BLACKERSON 21, M Black |
ALEXAN DA GREAT 21, M Black |
URBANE PROFESSIONAL 25-30
EXTRA
ANNOUNCER
AVERAGE WHITE GUY
&DOORBELLESTAR
&AVGWHITEGUURL18
&TWERKANDWORKIT
&SHESORATCHETT
&WENDYCITY_PYG
&FURIOUS444
WOKEY
SLEEPY
NEWS ANCHOR
SPOKESPERSON 1
SPOKESPERSON 2 |
Publication
PYG or The Mis-Edumacation of Dorian Belle is a comedy play written by Tearrance Arvelle Chisholm and published by Samuel French (2021).
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Samuel French · 2021
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