FALL 2023
BLACK N BLUE BOYS / BROKEN MEN
by Dael Orlandersmith
a senior project in directing for Jeffrey Steele
advised by Dexter Singleton and Shilarna Stokes
Based on Dael Orlandersmith’s conversations with men in a shelter, Black n’ Blue Boys/Broken Men places us with six men across New York disclosing the traumatic events that led them to becoming who they are. The narratives they share are complicated, nuanced, and raw. By dealing with a range of abuse, including physical, sexual, and neglect, the play reveals the drastic impact these events have on the lives of boys creating cycles of violence in adulthood. It is through addressing this abuse, they search for healing and a way forward in pursuit of joy in spite of pain.
