Democracy Hypocrisy: The Red, White, and Blues of Freedom
A soulful, riveting one-act play written by OnyxFest’s Executive Producer, Vernon A. Williams, and featured playwrights Rain Wilson (2020 season) and Latrice P. Young (2021 season). The production came between two iconic national celebrations of “liberation,” Juneteenth, and Independence Day, offering an exhilarating and authentic portrayal of the Africana experience through spoken word, dance, music, song, and drama.
The production, sponsored by the Africana Repertory Theatre of IUPUI (A.R.T.I.) in conjunction with the Phoenix Theatre Cultural Centre premiered in The Park–Indy’s coolest new urban outdoor venue at 7th and Illinois. “Democracy Hypocrisy” served its audience an exhilarating and authentic slice of Black American life and culture.
“Democracy Hypocrisy: The Red, White and Blues of Freedom” playwrights are Vernon A. Williams (“Being Black” and “The Price of Progress”), Rain Wilson (“I Feed You Defiance”) and Ms. Latrice (“Fly Blackbirds, Fly/ Voices We Can’t Unhear”). Larry Brewer is choreographer. The production is family appropriate.