Blue Door at Seattle Rep February 9, 2007

LEO K THEATRE
Blue Door
A Play with Original Songs
by Tanya Barfield
Directed by Leigh Silverman
February 1 – March 4, 2007
Running time: 95 minutes, no intermission

Lewis is a sleepless mathematics professor, restless during a night of personal and professional crisis. He has inadvertently conjured his ancestors. As four generations prod him with their disquieting stories of slavery, Black Power, and academia, he begins to understand what it means to be black, both then and now. Tanya Barfield’s play is sparked by abundant humor and woven through with original songs in a poetic depiction of one man’s exploration of his personal and cultural history. Winner of the 2003 Helen Merrill Award for Emerging Playwrights, Tanya Barfield was named by Ms. Magazine “One of the 21 Young Women to Watch for in the 21st Century."

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