Twenty-Eight
by The Vortex
Mar. 12, 2016
Saturday
Set to the music of Kanye West, TwentyEight is the story of six Black people separated from their homes in search of outer space. As they work to build their space craft, they live in constant fear of the sirens and what comes after the sirens are gone. TwentyEight is inspired by the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement research that concluded in 2012 a Black person was murdered in the United States of America every 28 hours by a police officer or vigilante.
Written by Tyler English-Beckwith
Directed by Tyler English-Beckwith & Matrex Kilgore
Produced by Gale Theatre Company
TwentyEight was originally developed for the 2014 Cohen New Works Festival at UT
Original Cast & Team
Najee: Mae Rose Hill
Isaiah: Ja'Michael Darnell
Micah: Rama Tchuente
James: Cameron McKnight
Ruth: Christian Henley
Levi: Duane Garcia
Co-Directed by: Tyler English-Beckwith and Matrex Kilgore
Twenty-Eight
by Tyler English-Beckwith
The Vortex
March 12, 2016
Saturday, March 12, 2016 at 2 p.m.