SEED

September – October, 2011

(Classical Theatre of Harlem & Hip Hop Theatre Festival, NYC)

Directed by Niegel Smith, Written by Radha Blank

Burnt-out social worker Anne Colleen Simpson decides to leave the field on a high note, with a book detailing her career, but when Chee-Chee, a gifted twelve-year-old from the ‘projects’ collides into her life, she’s forced to confront his young mother and the shadows of her past. Anne and Chee-Chee develop an unlikely friendship that leads to an explosive encounter threatening both their futures.

Infused with the vibrant rhythm and verse of Hip-Hop culture, Seed weaves through the fault lines of a gentrified Harlem, begging the question: How far are you willing to go to protect the future of a community and its children?

“This masterpiece of theater explores, challenges, and provokes us to take some action” -NYTHEATER.COM