Kevin R. Free, the creator of Black Plays for White People, wants to leave his life's work behind. But what's left if his characters take his legacy and run with it?
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Christopher Burris
(Director)
Christopher Burris New York directing credits include Kevin R. Free's A RAISIN IN THE SALAD: BLACK PLAYS FOR WHITE PEOPLE, which was a FringeNYC 2010 hit. He also directed Dennis A. Allen IIIís THE MUD IS THICKER IN MISSISSIPPI, a winner in the 2010 Samuel French Off-Off Broadway Short Play Festival. He has directed several short plays for Sticky at the Bowery Poetry Club, including FALLING OUT WITH GREGARIAN TUNKS, A SHADOW WITH NO FORM, LIFEíS TERMS, ...IN WHICH BISHOP EDDIE LONG LOSES HIS BATTLE WITH THE DEMONS, and GAGA OF THE DEAD. In addition to a series of staged readings for Freedom Train Productions, (including Derek McPhatter's BRING THE BEAT BACK) he has directed numerous projects for Phare Play, Unconscious Collective, and The Fire This Time Festival (EXODUS, BY THE BANKS OF THE NILE). He holds a BA from UNC-Chapel Hill, and an MFA from UC San Diego. Twitter: @christopherbnyc
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Kevin R. Free
(Playwright)
Kevin R. Free As Playwright: The New Black Fest Fellow, 2012; Short Plays: Turn This Motha Out (with Prayer) (48 Hours in Harlem, 2012); Portal, or Metaphorical Tricycle (The Fire This Time Festival, 2012); Legendary: A Man-Tasia (Frigid New York, 2012); …in which Bishop Eddie Long loses a battle with his demons… (Sticky, 2010); Full-length plays, Face Value (Semi-Finalist, Mill Mountain Theatre New Play Festival, 2003, Henry Street Settlement Playwrights’ Project Grant, 2000) and A Raisin in the Salad: Black Plays for White People, were published by indietheaternow.com. As Writer/Performer: The Moth (Mainstage, 2012); Drunken! Careening Writers! (2012); The Soundtrack Series (2011); One of nytheatre.com’s People of the year (2010); You are in an open field (2012); (Not) Just A Day Like Any Other (NY IT Award Winner, Outstanding Ensemble, 2009); Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind (NY Neo-Futurists, 2007-2011); Writer/Commentator for “News & Notes,” (NPR, 2006-7). As Actor: Off-Broadway: From My Hometown (Memphis; Audelco Award Nominee); Taking A Chance on Love (York);The Conjure Man Dies (Bubber Brown; New Federal Theatre). Recordings: Narrator of over 80 Audio Books (Golden Voice of 2010-11; Audie Award Finalist, 2011; 4-time Earphones Award Winner), several radio spots, TV commercials. More info: www.kevinrfree.com. Twitter: @kevinrfree
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