Making it as an actor is hard enough but this play by Nicole Acquah is a lesson in the particular realities, hardships and pressures faced by Black women when they step into the industry. Acquah has fused together a series of frustrations to form her play, which is written with feeling and staged on a stripped back set.
From the darkness, three Black women come with microphones in hand. “Bring your game,” they instruct each other – and they do. With furious rhythms, songs and spoken word, they act out the ways in which the acting world has held them back from progress. They sit in audition waiting rooms, compete against each other for limited parts and do their best to keep believing that they are doing the right thing.
