Uncanny Resemblance

Playwright

"We are a pig-out nation that dumps its slops on the entity known as the black community. Every nation, it seems, has a place where it relieves itself.

In the United States blacks are that place." ~ Ishmael Reed from 'Another Day at the Front'

Synopsis

Uncanny Resemblance tells the story of what happens to a black family and the larger community when the gang initiation of two cousins ends in tragedy.

Production History

2011 - full production - DC Black Theatre Festival

Play: Uncanny Resemblance by Denise J. Hart

Event: DC Black Theatre Festival One Act Battle

Location: Warehouse Theatre Washington DC

Rehearsal Dates: May 2 - June 12, 2011

Production Dates: June 16 - 17, 2011

Awards

Runner-up DC Black Theatre Festival One Act Battle