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How We Got On
A New England Premiere by Idris Goodwin
Directed by Summer L. Williams
July 19 – August 17, 2013
The Plaza Theatre @ The Boston Center for the Arts
It’s 1988: Hank, Julian and Luann have each finally found the beats and dubs that make the suburbs bearable, but they need each other more than they know. Rap battles and poetry in parking lots lead to dreams of something more, as a DJ takes us to the flipside, loops us into the remix, and breaks it down. Spoken word poet and hip-hop playwright Idris Goodwin MC’s a theatrical coming-of-age mix tape about how we become the people we’re meant to be, flowing and rhyming our way to adulthood.
Cast
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Miranda Craigwell
Selector
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Kadahj Bennett
Hank
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Jared Brown
Julian
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Cloteal Horne
Luann
PLAYWRIGHT & PRODUCTION STAFF
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Idris Goodwin
Playwright -
Summer L. Williams
Director -
Tyler Monroe
Dramaturg -
Janie Howland
Set Designer -
James McNamara
Lighting Designer -
Edward Young
Sound Designer -
Amanda Maciel Antunes
Costume Designer -
Vic Yambao
Props Designer -
Keta Newborn
Stage Manager -
Marc Franklin
Assistant Stage Manager -
Elena Livak
Assistant Stage Manager -
Karthik Subramanian
Production Manager -
Mark Abby VanDerzee
Technical Director -
Kevin Parker
Assistant Production Manager -
Matt Cost
Master Electrician
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Idris Goodwin
IDRIS GOODWIN is recognized for his work across performance mediums by The National Endowment for the Arts, The Ford and Mellon Foundation, The New York Times and National Public Radio. His play How We Got On, developed at The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center premiered at The 2012 Humana Festival of New Plays. Nominated for a ATCA Steinberg New Play award, How We Got On is being remounted by Boston’s Company One, B Street Theatre in Sacramento and Carolina Actors Studio Theater in Charlotte. His play Blackademics, also nominated for a Steinberg award, was named best play of 2012 by the Chicago Tribune. He is currently under commission with Denver Center Theater, Stage One and Steppenwolf. Idris was a finalist for the Terrence Mcnally Award and Interact Theater’s 20/20 Commission. He's appeared on HBO's Def Poetry, The Discovery Channel, and Sesame Street. These Are The Breaks, his debut collection of essays, was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. An award winning educator, he's taught at The University of Iowa, Northwestern University, and is currently a Mellon fellow in performance writing at Colorado College.
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