“RATED BLACK” Kareem M. Lucas
About This Show
‘RATED BLACK’ is a solo show that weaves together original poetry and music to navigate the thoughts, feelings, and issues of a young black man from Brooklyn living in ‘post-racial America,’ while unarmed black men and women are still being murdered by the police at a heartbreaking pace, as the whole country consumes these daily digital lynchings. This piece removes the mask of the perceived ‘super predator,’ and shares the vulnerability of a young black man at risk of becoming the next trending hashtag.
"Summertime"
“The Question”
"Hero"
“Dear Brooklyn”
about the artist
Kareem M. Lucas is a Brooklyn born and Harlem based actor/writer/producer/director. His solo pieces include The Maturation of an Inconvenient Negro, From Brooklyn With Love, RATED BLACK, A Boy & His Bow, and Black Is Beautiful, But It Ain’t Always Pretty. He is currently co-collaborating on The Black History Museum…, as a writer/performer as apart of the HERE Arts Residency Program. He is also in residence in The Public Theater’s Devised Theater Working Group, which included showings of his solo work in the 2018 Under The Radar Festival. MFA: NYU Graduate Acting Program. For more info visit www.KareemMLucas.com or his Instagram @KareemMLucas
Thursday, May 24, 2018 at 7:30pm
General Admission
$15 in advance
$18 at the door
Stu./Sen./idNYC
$12 in advance
$15 at the door
75 minutes
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Credits
Written & Performed by
Kareem M. Lucas
Directed by
LA Williams
Original Music Composed by
Avi A. Amon
Lighting Design by
Derek Van Heel
Photo credit:
Crystal Lucas-Perry