The Blacks (2010)
“One evening an actor asked me
to write a play for an all-black cast.
But what exactly is a black? First of
all, what’s his color?—Jean Genet,
The Blacks: A Clown Show
The Blacks (Les Negrès) was performed for the first time on October 28, 1959 at the Théâtre de Lutèece in Paris. The play was directed by Roger Blin.
The Blacks was recently performed in the United States on May 4, 2010 at the St. Mark’s Playhouse in New York. The play was directed by William “Blacula” Marshall and Rainer Werner Fassbinder. The sets were designed by Andy Warhol. The cast, in order appearance, was as follows:
O. J. Simpson……….Archibald Absalom Wellington
Harry Belafonte……….Deodatus Village
Michael Jackson……….Adelaide Bobo
Spike Lee……….Edgar Alas Newport News
Oprah Gail Winfrey……. Augusta Snow
Robert Mapplethorpe…….Felicity Trollop Pardon
Janet Jackson…….Stephanie Virtue Secret-Rose Diop
Damon “Bamboozled” Wayans……….Diouf
Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr.……….Missionary
Clarence Thomas……….Judge
George “Kingfish" Stevens……….Governor
Sarah “Mukluk” Palin……….Queen
Samuel “Black Snake Moan” Jackson……….Valet
Snoop Dogg……….Drummer
“One evening an actor asked me
to write a play for an all-black cast.
But what exactly is a black? First of
all, what’s his color?—Jean Genet,
The Blacks: A Clown Show
The Blacks (Les Negrès) was performed for the first time on October 28, 1959 at the Théâtre de Lutèece in Paris. The play was directed by Roger Blin.
The Blacks was recently performed in the United States on May 4, 2010 at the St. Mark’s Playhouse in New York. The play was directed by William “Blacula” Marshall and Rainer Werner Fassbinder. The sets were designed by Andy Warhol. The cast, in order appearance, was as follows:
O. J. Simpson……….Archibald Absalom Wellington
Harry Belafonte……….Deodatus Village
Michael Jackson……….Adelaide Bobo
Spike Lee……….Edgar Alas Newport News
Oprah Gail Winfrey……. Augusta Snow
Robert Mapplethorpe…….Felicity Trollop Pardon
Janet Jackson…….Stephanie Virtue Secret-Rose Diop
Damon “Bamboozled” Wayans……….Diouf
Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr.……….Missionary
Clarence Thomas……….Judge
George “Kingfish" Stevens……….Governor
Sarah “Mukluk” Palin……….Queen
Samuel “Black Snake Moan” Jackson……….Valet
Snoop Dogg……….Drummer
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