They Shootin! Or I Ain’t Neva Scared

They Shootin! Or I Ain’t Neva Scared

They Shootin! Or I Ain’t Neva Scared

They Shootin! Or I Ain’t Neva Scared

They Shootin! Or I Ain’t Neva Scared

Overview

Idris Goodwin's monologue is broken into three parts, each a poetic exploration of his perspective as a black man in Iowa City. The first retells his fear of being outside his home at midnight, the second shifts to how members of the white community react to his art as a black man, and the third paints a portrait of black men being gunned down and metaphorically hunted from a passing train.

A part of the collection Hands Up: 7 Playwrights, 7 Testaments

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Cautions

  • Caution Mild Adult Mild Adult Themes

Details

  • Time Period: Present Day, New Millennium/21st Century
  • Cast Attributes: Role(s) for Black Actor(s)
  • Target Audience: Adult

Authors

Idris Goodwin

Idris Goodwin is a playwright, Hip Hop artist, spoken word performer and essayist. He is the author of the award winning and widely produced play How We Got On (Playscripts, 2013) and the pushcart nominated essay collection These Are The Breaks (Write Bloody, 2011). He’s p ...
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