Bluelight Reading Series gives Caribbean heritage writers the chance to collaborate with our co-resident dramaturg Sasha Wells, develop their work with a director and cast of actors, and engage directly with the community. The reading will be followed by a moderated Q&A.
About THE BUZZER
AMELIA and her longtime partner MATTHEW are applying to foster a kid. The Newark homeowners, though of color, are considered part of the gentrifying wave that's radically changing the city. They are reminded of this fact loudly and often by their sole tenant, OCTAVIA. The couple navigates the surprise of Amelia's ex, DAVIDA unexpectedly showing up to evaluate the couple's foster application. When young TALARIQ becomes AMELIA and MATTHEW’s foster son, the couple's collective and individual understandings of class, race/ethnicity, family, sexuality and love are strained and tested.
Language: English
THEMES EXPLORED: class, race/ethnicity, family, sexuality and love
Cast: Alinca Hamilton, Vandit Bhatt, Ashley Marie Ortiz, Tyreque Eyiah, Mala Wright
Q&A MODERATOR:
Tanya Perez Tanya is a Nuyorican firecracker of stage, screen, and page—delivers dark comedies with bite.Latinx theatre agitator, SAG-AFTRA/AEA member, DIEZ cofounder, and unapologetic clown, she turns truth into laughter and chaos into art. IG: @tanyaperezrulez