Black and Blue is a visceral solo performance that fractures one Black man into four unforgettable voices—each grappling with survival in a country that can’t decide what to do with him. There’s Rukus, the old head who believes dignity is the only way to stay alive. Malik, the firebrand who dares to speak rage out loud. Officer Dennis, the dutiful protector haunted by guilt. And Julian, a wide-eyed boy just beginning to see the cracks in his world. Together, they wrestle with an impossible question: Is there a right way to be Black in America? What unfolds is part sermon, part scream, part elegy—and all heart. Laced with humor, pain, and poetic truth, Black and Blue invites audiences into the collision of identity, legacy, and resistance. Not to answer the question— But to sit in it. To feel it. To not look away.
Content Warning: Strong Language, Drug/alcohol, references, Violence.
Main Themes or Keywords: Identity, Survival, Rage, Hope, Systemic Racism.
