In response to the brutal killing of George Floyd and the global #BlackLivesMatter protests, students from Royal Holloway’s department of Drama, Theatre and Dance rehearsed readings of four short plays from Black Lives, Black Words, Reginald Edmund’s International Project in which Black playwrights respond to the question: ‘Do Black Lives Matter Today?’
The performances were followed by a discussion about the plays as activist responses to #BlackLivesMatter debates in the USA and UK with Dr Melissa Blanco, Professor Lynette Goddard and our student performers and directors.
Programme
#Matter
Directed by Lauryn Pinard
Cole: Ethan Chappell-Mason
Kim: Ashlee McIntosh
The Principles of Cartography
Directed by Tasia Marsh
Abi: Ashlee McIntosh
Cherry: Jodie Cozier
Cliff: Dominique Reid
My White Best Friend
Directed by Lauryn Pinard
Performer: Jojo Hills
Speaking For The Unheard Voices
Directed by Dominique Reid
Performers: Dominique Reid and Tasia Marsh