Platanos and Collard Greens
Platanos and Collard Greens
Date: Monday November 30, 2009
Time: 7:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. EST
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Platanos and Collard Greens, written by David Lamb and directed by Summer Hill Seven, tells the story of two college students, Freeman, an African-American man and Angelita, a Latino woman, both forced to confront and overcome cultural and racial prejudices while defending their bond from the biases held by family and friends.
Platanos is a thought-provoking romantic comedy that tactfully addresses stereotypes, prejudices and urban myths that exist between African Americans and Latinos, within the context of Hip-Hop, humor, and satire. The play impels the audience to evaluate pervasive stereotypes. Platanos humorously displays these common, yet outrageous, viewpoints while deftly shooting them down and poetically exposing them as misrepresentations of reality. The audience while laughing out loud, is likely to question conventional attitudes held about themselves and others.
Platanos and Collard Greens has enchanted audiences of over 150,000 both Off Broadway in New York City and at over 150 colleges and universities in more than 10 major cities and 17 states around the country.
While practicing law, David Lamb’s unique entrepreneurial spirit drove him to form a publishing company through which he published his first novel, “Do Platanos Go Wit Collard Greens?”. The novel became the linchpin in a study-guide used by NYC's Alternative High School system.
Since founding Between The Lines Productions, Jamillah Lamb has steered the company to constant growth and increasing prominence. Jamillah graduated from Wesleyan University with a BA in Economics and from Harvard University with a Masters in Public Policy. Check out http://www.platanosandcollardgreens.com
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