TEARRANCE ARVELLE CHISHOLM

DIRECTED BY GEORGE ANTHONY RICHARDSON

Marquis is a book smart prep-schooler living with his adoptive white family in the affluent suburb of Achievement Heights; Tru is a street savvy kid from the inner city of Baltimore. Their worlds overlap in a holding cell — a first for Marquis, who has been protected by his family’s privilege, but all too familiar to Tru. They butt heads, debate, wrestle, and ultimately prove Nietzsche and Tupac were really saying the same thing.

Described by The Washington Post as “entirely fearless,” Hooded; Or Being Black For Dummies is a wickedly whimsical story chronicling two polar experiences of growing up black in America.

WITH MIA Y. ANDERSON

ZACHARY DESMOND

HENRY JAMES EDEN

TJAŠA FERME

EMMA NADINE ONASCH

MADDIE SMALL

LAMBERT TAMIN

MADDIE THOMAS

AND

TARRENCE J. TAYLOR

UNDERSTUDIES

TRAJAN CLAYTON

HALIMA HENDERSON

KEITH WEISS

REGULAR $30‡

MEMBERS $25

SUMMER/FALL SEASON 2022

About The Company

Undiscovered Works celebrates and builds community through storytelling of all kinds. Dedicated to supporting artists as they develop new work, their ensemble-based productions bring to light the social issues of our times, all the while entertaining and inspiring dialogue. Their storytelling series features plays, music, poetry, comedy, and more along with highlighting the non-profit organizations who care for our neighbors. They believe that storytelling inspires action and change in the world. www.undiscoveredworks.org

About The Company

Primary Stages is dedicated to inspiring, supporting, producing, and sharing the art of playwriting. They operate on the strongly held belief that the future of American theater relies on nurturing playwrights and giving them the support they need to fully realize their vision. Primary Stages is the Resident Off Broadway Theater Company at 59E59 Theaters. www.primarystages.org