Presented By: Department of Afroamerican and African Studies
Dreamscape
An Evening of Hip-Hop Theatre and the Stage
DREAMSCAPE a Hip-Hop production, depicts the death and inner life of a young woman, "Myeisha Mills." The play is a mediation and reimagining of the night of December 28, 1998, when nineteen -year-old Tyisha Miller was short by four Riverside Police Department officers and left uncouncsious bleeding in the car. The play takes a clear-eyes look at the relationship between race, the body, and violence and is structured around an autopsy report recited by a dispassionate coroner. There will be a talkback with the actors and playwright following the performance, which will explore the play, the context in which it was written and need for the arts to play a role in addressing important sociopolitical issues that affect the University of Michigan and the nation. DREAMSCAPE is the recent winner of 4 NAACP Theatre Awards.
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