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Chisa Hutchinson

SURELY GOODNESS AND MERCY

  • Full Length
  • Drama

An oddball kid named Tino befriends the cantankerous lunch lady at his crappy public school and becomes a hero in the process.

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Cast Requirements

1 black boy (12-ish)
1 black/Latinx girl (12-ish)
1 black woman (mid/late-30's)
1 black woman (over 55)
4 pre-recorded voices (preacher, teacher, principal, 911 operator)

Set Description

Various. (Working class living room, 2 bedrooms, classroom, principal's office, cafeteria, church.)

Production and Development History

Commissioned by the New Jersey Performing Arts Center and the Writers' Theater of New Jersey.

Public reading at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center.

National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere at Salt Lake Acting Company, Writers' Theater of New Jersey, and Red Twist Theater (Chicago).

New York City Premiere at Keen Theater Company.

Press

City Weekly Review