Scraps (Inoa)
by Geraldine Inoa

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Synopsis

THE STORY: When Forest Winthrop, an unarmed black teenager, is shot and killed by a white police officer in Brooklyn, his friends, partner, and son struggle to cope in the aftermath of his death.

A provocative explosion of theatrical norms, SCRAPS examines the grief, fury, and hunger for justice that endures long after a tragedy fades from the headlines.

Press Reviews

"A passionate new voice screaming to be heard.” —Time Out New York. “Ms. Inoa, a playwright to watch, melds various styles here, moving from the rap opener to a naturalistic first act. The second act…shifts into the unsettling, urgently heightened landscape of [a] nightmare. You can feel the influences here—Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Spike Lee and James Scruggs come to mind—Ms. Inoa nonetheless uses them in service of her own sharp vision.” —The New York Times. “…an ambitious, vibrant play… A series of beautifully written scenes involving four people who were close to the young man…powerfully and passionately convey[s] the sadness, anger, tension, and despair of the tragedy."
— The New Yorker