Hooded; or being black for dummies
by Tearrance Arvelle Chisholm, directed by Mikael Burke
Photo Credit: Sam Doyle
October 20 - november 17, 2018
Marquis and Tru are both fourteen year old black boys, but they exist in two totally different worlds. Marquis is a book smart prep-schooler living in the affluent suburb of Achievement Heights; while Tru is a street savvy kid from deep within the inner city of Baltimore. Their worlds overlap one day in a holding cell. Tru decides that Marquis has lost his “blackness” and pens a how-to manual entitled “Being Black for Dummies.” He assumes the role of professor, but Marquis proves to be a reluctant pupil. They butt heads, debate, wrestle, and ultimately prove that Nietzsche and 2pac were basically saying the same thing.
Cast:
Andrew Cutler* -- Fielder/Dionysus
Jalen Gilbert -- Tru
Caroline Hendricks -- Clementine
Jayson Lee -- Marquis
Casey Morris -- Hunter/Headmaster Burns
Brian Nelson Jr. -- Officer Borzoi/Apollo
Lauren Pizzi Montgomery -- Prairie/Debra
Maggie Scrantom -- Meadow
Understudies
Matthew Lolar-Johnson -- Marquis/Tru (u/s)
Jesse Massaro -- Hunter/Fielder (u/s)
Gracie Meier* -- Meadow/Clementine (u/s)
James Mercer -- Officer Borzoi/Apollo (u/s)
*denotes First Floor Theater company member
Production Team:
Sotirios Livaditis -- Scenic Design
Eric Watkins -- Lighting Design
Grover Holloway -- Sound Design
Owé Preye Engobor -- Costume Design
Jennifer Wernau -- Properties Design
Sid Branca* -- Video Design
Kayla Menz -- Stage Management
Rachel Flesher -- Violence and Intimacy Choreography
Alicia Gaines -- Projection Typography
Cole von Glahn*-- Production Management
Bobby Huggins* -- Technical Direction
Eileen Rozycki -- Charge Artist
Shelbi Arndt -- Master Electrician
Catherine Miller* -- Casting Direction
