Black and Blue by Jamar Gilbert

The Hollywood Fringe Festival presents the world premiere of

Black and Blue

By Jamar Gilbert

Co-Directed by Kayla Raelle

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BLACK AND BLUE is a collision of voices that have lived inside Jamar Gilbert for years—clashing, echoing, and demanding to be heard. They rose loudest during the Black Lives Matter movement… scratch that—during his whole life.

This solo show unpacks the question that’s haunted him forever:

How do I survive in this skin?

How do I live in it, love in it, walk through America in it—this Black skin that has never come with a manual? 

To make sense of the noise, I gave the mic to four of the loudest voices in my head. A bitter elder. A fiery radical. A weary Black cop. A wide-eyed child. Each one fighting to be right. Each one trying to be free. 

This show is for anyone who’s ever asked:

Is there a right way to be Black?

It’s for people who want to be seen.

And for people who need to learn how to see.

Ages 13+.

Running time: 45 min.