POLL TAX FOR SISTA BLU
The setting is Selma, Alabama, a year after Bloody Sunday. Sista Blu—a server in a diner--is so absorbed in a newspaper, she seems to be unmindful of her customers. Harris says she has something on her mind. And what is it? The sheriff election, maybe? Harris would say no, because women know nothing about politics, especially “colored” women. But could he wrong because when Sista Blu’s shift is over, she crosses Pettus Bridge in torrential rain to get to the only precinct where “colored” people are allowed to vote. The question is, does disenfranchisement work as it often does, or does Sista Blu’s effort to vote pay off?
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COLUMBUS PERFORMING ARTS 14TH ANNUAL BLACK THEATRE FESTIVAL COLUMBUS, OH
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BRIDGE IN THE DISTANCE
Set in Selma, AL, 1966, against the backdrop of the civil rights movement, the play follows a black man who is determined to exercise his right to vote despite numerous obstacles deliberately placed in his way. The play represents the personal and historical struggles African Americans faced when trying to vote and culminates in a powerful and emotional narrative of resilience and hope.
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STAGE READING CAST, HOUSTON BLACK ARTS FESTIVAL
