

The Silence and the Noise
Tom Powell
Awards & Recognition
Winner! 2019 Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play
White Noise; An unflinching look at race in the 21st century from both a black and white perspective, from a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright.
"Sharp, zingy and oozing a darkly witty energy... a propulsive drama with pace, plotting and a deadly magnetism."
— The Guardian
"NYT Critic's Pick. “Enthrallingly thought-packed! In burrowing deep into what one character calls 'the worm hole' of how we talk – and think – about race, Ms. Parks isn’t cutting anyone any slack. Herself included."
— The New York Times
"The brilliance of Suzan-Lori Parks's eviscerating new play White Noise is that underneath the finely crafted, often sharply funny apparent realism of its surface, its roots stretch deep away into archetype."
— Vulture
"Excellent! White Noise is both a thought-provoking and thoughtful examination of racism, and the vexed politics of race and identity that have tested interracial relations personally and politically to so many breaking points."
— The Daily Beast
"Scalding... the tension [Parks] builds as she unfolds her arguments has you leaning forward in your seat... The play never stops working as fierce, gripping drama."
— WhatsOnStage
| Character |
|---|
| Dawn early 30s, of European descent |
| Misha early 30s, of African descent |
| Ralph early 30s, of European descent |
| Leo early 30s, of African descent |
White Noise is a play written by Suzan-lori Parks and published by Nick Hern Books (2021).
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