Discovering Blackness (A Staged Reading)

ABOUT THE PLAY

The year is 2032 and Prince Washington Institute has announced its launch of a groundbreaking yet controversial campus-wide "raceless" social experiment. Seeking a sense of belonging, an astrophysics major, Destiny Maria Jones, discovers the Black Student Union, which is now on the brink of extinction. Energized by the group's resilience and resistance, Destiny joins the fight to navigate and challenge the institution's experiment. Drawing connections between her studies and activism, Destiny redefines her relationship to herself, PWI, and her place in the universe.

Written by Sunflower B Rose

Directed by Chantel Cumberbatch

OUR STORY

Discovering Blackness was first written as a one-act in 2019 while Sunflower was a senior at The University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA. In the same year, the play was considered as a semi-finalist for the Eugene O'Neil Playwrights Conference. It was then given a zoom reading in 2020 during through the…