Written by Rachel Atkins
Directed by Jose Amador
January 31-March 1
Thurs-Sat at 8pm
All Thurs PWYC
$20 general/$18 advance tickets
$12 senior, military, TPS / $5 student
Family secrets ripple through time when three sisters in 2013 discover the truth about a young African-American woman in 1958 who realizes she can pass for white. What happens in-between is a frank and funny look at the shifting boundaries of tolerance and what identity really means.
“Thoughtful, crisp, and incredibly funny in the best tragicomic way… [Atkins’s] ability to find comedy through the entire piece is excellent. Her eye for characterization and her ear for immediate, intimate dialogue are faultless.” – Seattle Star
“Both funny and chilling… Black Like Us is a sharp slice into the racial history of an American city from an unusual perspective.” – The Stranger
“Candid, compassionate and engagingly humorous” – Seattle Times
“Unlike many good plays that leave you with much to discuss over coffee after you leave the theater, I suspect this play will leave me with internal discussions and conflicts that I’ll debate for the rest of my life. Once again, the tiny little Annex Theatre on Capitol Hill has brought us a bigger, more important show than any of the giant houses in Seattle.” – Seattle Actor
CAST
| Chelsea Binta | Florence |
| Alyson Scadron Branner | Sandra |
| Dior Davenport | Maxine |
| Marquicia Dominguez | Tanya |
| Lindsay Evans | Michelle |
| Kia Pierce | Denise |
| Devin Rodgers | Donna |
| Mckenna Turner | Amy |
CREW
| Playwright | Rachel Atkins |
| Director | Jose Amador |
| Assistant Director | Pilar O’Connell |
| Stage Manager | Christine Lange |
| Light Designer | Tess Malone |
| Set Designer | John Clark |
| Sound Designer | Shane Regan |
| Prop Designer | Samantha Armitage |
| Costume Designer | Julia Evanovich |
| Hair Designer | Dior Davenport |
| Scenic Artist | Jeannie Beirne |
| Technical Directors | Alex King & Emily Sershon |
