Scraps
Aug 15 – Sep 29, 2018 (The Flea Theater, New York)
By Geraldine Inoa
Directed by Niegel Smith
Featuring: Kieron anthony, Andrew Baldwin, Alana Raquel Bowers, Bryn Carter, Ure Egbuho, Christopher Garofolo, Roland Lane, Michael Oloyede, Tanyamaria & Camille Upshaw.
Designed by: Ao Li, Andy Jean, Kate McGee, & Megan Deets Cully.
Violence Choreography: Michael G. Chin
What we always hear: “Black Male Shot by White Police Officer.”
What we never see: how loved ones struggle to cope amidst their anger and grief.
“You should be paying a lot of attention to The Flea Theater after last year’s theatrical homerun Syncing Ink. Running now is Scraps, a take on the after effects of police brutality. This new play is super intense, gets a little weird in the final 20 minutes, and hits quite close to home for some of us…but, overall: it’s superbly written, directed, and performed. Trifecta alert!
Scraps is the first production of The Flea’s “Color Brave” 2018-19 season and features members of The Bats, their resident acting company that is chock full of future megastars. All five cast members shine under Flea Artistic Director Niegel Smith’s brave direction. And, heroic playwright Geraldine Inoa puts this issue front and center, forcing audiences to reckon with this devastating epidemic.“
– Sam Maher, Yes Broadway