AMERIKIN

by Chisa Hutchinson

When new father and white supremacist hopeful Jeff Browning fails a DNA test, the hateful harassment that follows garners attention from a prominent black journalist-- attention that Jeff isn't sure he wants.

When new father and white supremacist hopeful Jeff Browning fails a DNA test, the hateful harassment that follows garners attention from a prominent black journalist-- attention that Jeff isn't sure he wants.

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AMERIKIN

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  • Jon Herbert: AMERIKIN

    This play visits intimate spaces where white supremacy lives--not political spaces, but social and domestic. We see racists, speaking with a candor that assumes ideological unity, and yet there is nuance, complexity and varying degrees of their lived racism. This play suggests that racist communities are fed by individuals who lack a sense of belonging, and it also offers an optimistic hope that we can all "do something different" to dismantle racism through understanding and connection.

    This play visits intimate spaces where white supremacy lives--not political spaces, but social and domestic. We see racists, speaking with a candor that assumes ideological unity, and yet there is nuance, complexity and varying degrees of their lived racism. This play suggests that racist communities are fed by individuals who lack a sense of belonging, and it also offers an optimistic hope that we can all "do something different" to dismantle racism through understanding and connection.

  • Elana Gartner: AMERIKIN

    This play is so brilliantly written and meaty! The characters are incredibly well drawn and unique with their voices. A fascinating examination of perception of race and discrimination and why people make choices to belong to certain cultures. Buckle up. This playwright isn't playing around!

    This play is so brilliantly written and meaty! The characters are incredibly well drawn and unique with their voices. A fascinating examination of perception of race and discrimination and why people make choices to belong to certain cultures. Buckle up. This playwright isn't playing around!

  • Kevin O'Callaghan: AMERIKIN

    Relevant, bold, surprising, thought-provoking. I was captivated! Chisa is one of the most important voices in the American Theatre. Stop reading this and start reading her work.

    Relevant, bold, surprising, thought-provoking. I was captivated! Chisa is one of the most important voices in the American Theatre. Stop reading this and start reading her work.

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Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization City Theatre (Pittsburgh), Year 2018
  • Type Reading, Organization Salt Lake Acting Company, Year 2018
  • Type Residency, Organization Delaware REP, Year 2017
  • Type Workshop, Organization Primary Stages, Year 2017
  • Type Reading, Organization Lark Theatre, Year 2017