Idris Goodwin

AMERICAN PROM

This title is now available in manuscript edition while the Acting Edition is being prepared.
AMERICAN PROM

by Idris Goodwin

TYA

Set in a small-town middle American town called Principal, this is the story of teenage best friends Jimmy T. and Kia B. Jimmy wants to take Kia to prom, but it’s complicated. Jimmy is white and Kia is black, and Principal has been holding racially segregated proms for de- cades. In this contemporary coming of age story, filled with music and magic, rhymes and beats, Jimmy and Kia work to hold fast to their friendship. With a little help from a musical superstar, they both fight to envision a different future for themselves and their town.

CASTING:

2W, 3M (doubling) 

Production Notes:

More information about AMERICAN PROM is coming soon.

 

Author

Idris Goodwin

Idris Goodwin is an award-winning storyteller for multiple generations. An accomplished playwright, breakbeat poet, content creator and arts champion, Goodwin is recognized as a culture bearer who celebrates community values and cultivates histories with care. Idris is the author of over 60 original plays ranging from his Hip Hop inspired breakbeat series to historical dramas to works for young audiences. Titles such as And In This Corner Cassius Clay, How We Got On, Hype Man: A Break Beat Play, This is Modern Art and the ground breaking Free Play: open source scripts for an antiracist tomorrow...

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“The number of cases of children entering the foster care system due to parental drug use has more than doubled since 2000,” said the voice on the radio, and later added that a great deal of these cases were occurring in Kentucky, where I was living at the time. More specifically I was in Louisville, working as the producing artistic director of StageOne Family Theatre. I was drawn to making theater for... [READ THE FULL ESSAY HERE]
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