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WHITE

September 23rd - October 3rd, 2021

Wildcard Wednesday (VU Community Only): Sept. 22 - SOLD OUT

Opening Night: Sept. 24 | Speaker's Night: Sept. 30

MASKS ARE REQUIRED FOR ENTRY.

90 minutes, no intermission.

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! Streaming On Demand 10/8-10/10

Written and Directed by James Ijames

With a premise equal parts playful, prescient and preposterous, art imitates life (or is it the other way around?) in James Ijames' comedy White. Gus is an artist. Vanessa is an actress. When a major museum seeks to showcase diverse voices in their next exhibition, Gus enlists Vanessa's help to create an audacious new artistic persona to get him in the show. This contemporary Frankenstein story gleefully skewers the modern monstrosities of racism, misogyny and cultural appropriation, all the while "subverting expectations, cracking wise, and opening eyes" (DC Metro).

 

"If it's not entertaining, why the hell are we doing it? Make'm laugh. Make'm cry. Make'm call their senator. But by any means necessary. Make'm do something. Can't change anybody's mind if they're asleep." - James Ijames

 

Content Advisory

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Like all good art, White asks audiences to engage with universal questions on a personal, sometimes challenging level. At the same time, please do note that there is a difference between trauma and discomfort. Without the latter, we can narrow and limit our experiences in ways detrimental to ourselves as individuals and as members of this community. Please use your best judgment and exercise self-care as needed.

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