A monthly play or musical discussion group devoted to exploring works by artists who identify as BIPOC, LGBTQ+, disabled, female/femme, and/or non-binary.
Our 2021 TRL “Instead of” series gives our community possible alternative pieces to stage or study instead of the typical canon.
November Thumbprint Reads & Listens:
American Moor by Keith Hamilton Cobb
Date: Monday, November 1st, 2021
Time: 7:30-9:00pm CDT
(5:30-7:00 PDT/6:30-8:00 MDT/8:30-10:00 EDT)
Price: FREE*
*this is a Community Event so it is free and open to all. However, if you would like to make a donation to help cover the costs of paying our actors & special guests, that would be greatly appreciated. Suggested Donation $5.
Synopsis: Keith Hamilton Cobb embarks on a poetic exploration that examines the experience and perspective of black men in America through the metaphor of Shakespeare's character Othello, offering up a host of insights that are by turns introspective and indicting, difficult and deeply moving. American Moor is a play about race in America, but it is also a play about who gets to make art, who gets to play Shakespeare, about whose lives and perspectives matter, about actors and acting, and about the nature of unadulterated love.
Instead of: Othello by William Shakespeare.
Play: American Moor can be found on the Bloomsbury website. Please contact us if you are unable to access the play or have accessibility needs and we will help you get a copy.
Discussion format: Actors will be reading scenes from the play and/or we will listen to select songs to kick off our discussion. This will provide a jumping off point as well as some context for people who are unable to read it ahead of time. The Thumbprint Team will be facilitating an open conversation where we hope that people will feel confident to bring their thoughts and experiences to the discussion. Additional materials will be provided to you in our Welcome Packet to dig in further to the study of this work, if you so choose to use them.
You do not need to have read the material beforehand to participate.