Emergency & Through the Night
by Daniel Beaty

Name: Emergency & Through the Night
Brand: Daniel Beaty
SKU: 9780573699528
Rating: 3.83 (7 reviews)

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Highlights

Small Cast

Male

Role(s) for Black Actor(s)Bare Stage/Simple SetAmerican Black History Comedy

Awards & Recognition

Outer Critics Circle

Nominee! Outer Critics Circle Award, Outstanding Solo Performance

What readers are saying

Readers appreciate the engaging delivery of the poems, with one noting the powerful impact of Daniel Beaty's performance. Overall, the performances are described as captivating and emotionally resonant.

Engaging deliveryEmotionally resonantPowerful impactLimited content from the play

Synopsis

A Slave Ship emerges out of the Hudson River in front of the Statue of Liberty sending NYC into a frenzy.

Emergency is an intricately woven, urgent, witty and moving exploration of our shared humanity and what it means to be free.

An explosive play where rhythm, rhyme and remembrance rise."Daniel Beaty is a name to remember, as is this vivid portrait of the African- American experience in present day New York."

-TheaterMania.com"Daniel Beaty's explosive, affecting solo play Emergency may b

Press Reviews

"May be one of the most uplifting and inspiring pieces of theater you'll see this year."
— TheaterMania.com

"Daniel Beaty's poetic solo show is a thing of beauty, wit, grit and piercing lyricism."
— The New York Times

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
ERIC a young black boy	male	—	a young black boy
‘TWON a young black man	male	—	a young black man
MOM S—his mother	female	—	S—his mother
DRE a black man	male	—	a black man
KIM his girlfriend	female	—	his girlfriend
ISAAC a black man	male	—	a black man
ALAN his lover	—	—	his lover
MR. ROGERS a black man	male	—	a black man
SARAH his wife	female	—	his wife
BISHOP an older black man	male	—	an older black man
ELLEN his wife	female	—	his wife