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A secret cache of letters brings together a former Black Power leader, his estranged daughter and her drug-dealing boyfriend in a powerful story of family and activism and revolution. An energized, vibrant look at the point where the personal and political collide from a rapidly rising star, playwright Dominique Morisseau. Nina is a fiercely independent hustler and her boyfriend, Damon, is a thug, but they both are dead set on breaking from this life and finding a way out. When Kenyatta, a former Black Liberation leader and Nina’s estranged father, shows up on her doorstep hoping to reunite and reconcile ...Read More
A secret cache of letters brings together a former Black Power leader, his estranged daughter and her drug-dealing boyfriend in a powerful story of family and activism and revolution. An energized, vibrant look at the point where the personal and political collide from a rapidly rising star, playwright Dominique Morisseau. Nina is a fiercely independent hustler and her boyfriend, Damon, is a thug, but they both are dead set on breaking from this life and finding a way out. When Kenyatta, a former Black Liberation leader and Nina’s estranged father, shows up on her doorstep hoping to reunite and reconcile the past, Nina’s life plan is thrown askew. April 18-June 7; Odyssey Theatre, 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles CA 90025; $30-$34.99; (310) 477-2055 ext. 2 or www.OdysseyTheatre.com. Visit us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/OdysseyTheatre and follow us on Twitter: @OdysseyTheatre_
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