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They Shootin! Or I Ain’t Neva Scared

Monologues, Drama  /  1m

A part of the collection Hands Up: 7 Playwrights, 7 Testaments

They Shootin! Or I Ain’t Neva Scared

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    1m
  • Duration
    Duration
    10 minutes
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

Details

Summary

Idris Goodwin's monologue is broken into three parts, each a poetic exploration of his perspective as a black man in Iowa City. The first retells his fear of being outside his home at midnight, the second shifts to how members of the white community react to his art as a black man, and the third paints a portrait of black men being gunned down and metaphorically hunted from a passing train.

A part of the collection Hands Up: 7 Playwrights, 7 Testaments

History

Hands Up received its world premiere at Flashpoint Theatre Company at the University of the Arts on June 13, 2015, directed by Joanna Settle.

Cast Attributes
  • Time Period Present Day, New Millennium/21st Century
  • Duration 10 minutes
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

Media

REVIEWS 

“[A] stirring and often raw compilation. – Broad Street ReviewRead More

“These short monologues chronicle each author's encounters with the daily indecencies of racial profiling, stop-and-frisk, harassment, and casual racism inflicted by police, media, and society in general…each author delivers a brutally honest telling of their own experience.” – Philly.com, Read More 

Hands Up: 7 Playwrights; 7 Testaments makes the idea of "conversation" more than a hopeful shibboleth. With community involvement baked in, it responds directly to the world.” – Indy WeekRead More

Videos

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    Hands Up at the National Black Theatre

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: £30 per performance plus VAT when applicable.

Authors

Idris Goodwin

Idris Goodwin is a playwright, Hip Hop artist, spoken word performer and essayist. He is the author of the award winning and widely produced play How We Got On (Playscripts, 2013) and the pushcart nominated essay collection These Are The Breaks (Write Bloody, 2011). He’s p ...
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