American Prom
Photos from the world premiere of American Prom at UCCS Theatreworks: Ilaseia Gray and Mark Autry
““The play really looks at how previous generations pass down their biases onto the next, and how the next generation reenacts that divisive behavior, but also how they throw off the shackles.””
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American Prom was commissioned by Theatreworks at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs in 2019. Theatreworks developed the play and then produced a college production at the university. You can check out the trailer for that production here: http://www.idrisgoodwin.com/news/2019/1/28/american-prom-trailer
As Theatreworks prepared for the play’s production, Goodwin granted an interview to the Gazette, in which he said: “It’s a play of the moment, about the difficulty we have in talking about and celebrating the ways we’re different, but also being honest about legacy and the past.” You can also read a Q&A with Goodwin here: https://springsmag.com/qa-idris-goodwin-american-prom/