For the black boys ... Flashcards
When did you go and see it and where ?
14th of march.Royal Court Theatre,
Garrick Theatre
Who create For the black boys
Ryan Calais Cameron
What is the performance style and Genre
Cameron’s own interpretation of a choreopoem, a genre defined by its blending of movement, dance, poetry and music, developed by Shange in 1974.
Stylysiic, physical movement dance, direct address
Whats the Real name of the play
For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When The Hue Gets Too Heavy
What was the play inspired by
” For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/ when the rainbow is Enuf. The play is a work by co-commissioned by Boundless Theatre , from mutli-award winning Nouveau Richie and playwright Ryan Calais Cameron
What are the names of the performers
Onyx - Tobi King Bakare
Jet - Fela Lufadeju
Sable -Albert Magashi
Midnight- Posi Morakinyo
Who was the movement director and choreographer
Theophilus O Bailey
Who was the well-being Practitioner
Rukiya Jemmot
What did The Stage , Feb 2022
“A genuine theatrical phenomenon - a miniature powerhouse”
What is the royal court theater
It is called the writers theater. it is a leading force in world theater for cultivating and supporting writers that is undiscovered and emerging
What is the name of the first moment and what is happening
“Black mans Gay Shame”. This is when jet explains how he feels about being black and gay. He talks about how he has to hide and he cant be prideful because he would loose his community
What themes does the first moment highlight
Toxic masculinity
Gay and black
Religion vs Gay
lust vs love
lies vs truth
What is the point of the first moment
It touches a wider population. It is supposed to be for the black boys and black boys can be gay and this just highlights the struggles that comes with it.
Moment one - in the beginning( darkness)
” as I move through the alleway “
“I was forced to wait out til dark to move in the dark with my dark skin to dance my dark dance
moment one - in the middle(fire and lust)
biblical imagery
“lamb to your alter”
“we came to worship you”
“I am playing with fire and I know It”
“this Firey rapture of lost bodies with lost bodies’;
moment one - in the end (reality)
“hetero-masculinity as a black mans primary responsibility”
“being black is hard enough- black and queer is cruel”
moment two?
“sexualisation, manscunlity and insecurity”oversexualisation and rape. in this paragraph we are going to be talking about sable and his oversexualisation and midnight and his sexual abuse. it is important to show the contrasting experiences with sex and how it can be perceived with their acting skills
Moment two Sable key quotes
” a new girl is like getting a gold medal”
“the first time I have ever been called a man”
“ Iam lethal with the d”
“ she cant really love me right”
moment two- midnight key quotes
“No man , I am talking to much”
“I ain’t no chicken, no baby “
“ I try to keep my head in the music”
“having someone love me on my body without me being there”
“ I never wanna feel like that if that’s what love feels like”
“ I am trying to articulate my words or my mum.. she tells me its all in my head”
“ I know your looking at me like I’m a victim”
moment two - midnight
the choral speech and stage directions
“YOUR BODY IS YOUR BODY AND NO ONE CAN TAKE THAT AWAY FROM YOU”
‘these words are beginning to affect midnight “ - stage directions
moment three
this moment is of the boys talking about oppression in education and the JET and Onyx talk about their juxtaposition relationship with their father.positive view on school good dad. negative relationship of school negative relationship with dad.
moment three - Onyx quotes
“how that would make a man feel instead of just hearing about henry the Eighth duppying bare wives”
“My dad was a villain”
“He hated me”
“Growing up I would never see my father cry”
moment three - jet quotes
“what do you mean by whitewashing”
“ I know that I can be what I want to be “
“ A good man that severed his God”
what did the telegraph say
a landmark moment in the west end theatre
