Bag&Baggage Presents THE BOX MARKED BLACK:Tales from a Halfrican-American growing up Mulatto. With sock puppets! as part of 2018 SOLO FEST
The Box Marked Black is a tender solo performance piece, tracing the experience of growing up mulatto in the pre-Huxtable era. With only Jenny Willis from The Jeffersons as a guide, our multi-disciplinary storyteller creates narrative from the perspective of both sides of her interracial family, embodying multiple characters, childhood memories (including a “Roots” sock puppet re-enactment) and fantasy.
What does it mean to be black?
Is it the shade of your skin? The kink of your hair? Is it learned?
What is its language, both in the body and on the tongue?
Friday February 2 @ 7:30p, with American Spirit
Sunday February 4 @ 2p, with MOP Deconstructed
$10 tickets
The Vault Theater and Event Space
350 E Main St. Hillsboro, OR
For more information about the other shows, and to buy Tickets visit www.bagnbaggage.org
written and performed by Damaris Webb
directed by Debra Disbrow, dramaturgy by Ashley Hughes
Run time 55 minutes
“A look at race in a way that’s open-hearted and even-handed…(Webb) proves to be a highly likable performer”-The Oregonian
“…delightful…”-The Willamette Week
“(The Box Marked Black) inspires joy, pride, and wonder in our America. Webb can hold the audience close with just a whisper…this is a new local artist to watch” –Portland Theater Scene.com
funded in part by the Oregon Regional Arts & Culture Council