Summer Test Kitchen presents a staged reading of American Prom
Content Disclosure
"American Prom" is appropriate for age 10 and up. The play contains racial slurs, gender-based slurs, and the death of a parent.
Wed. July 24, 2:00pm PDT
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The play is set in a small town in middle America called Principal and tells the story of teenaged best friends Jimmy T. and Kia B. Jimmy wants to take Kia to prom, but it’s complicated. Jimmy is white and Kia is black, and Principal has been holding racially segregated proms for decades. In this contemporary coming of age story, filled with music and magic, rhymes and beats, Jimmy and Kia work to hold fast to their friendship. With a little help from a musical superstar, they both fight to envision a different future for themselves and their town.
The reading is presented after a workshop in partnership with Seattle Children's Theatre ("SCT"). "American Prom" was written by SCT Artistic Director Idris Goodwin. SCT and WWU Theatre are developing Goodwin’s script for a touring production to Washington state high schools.
