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a protest for all Black life beyond headlines and hashtags

Makambe K. Simamba; Photo by Cylla von Tiedemann(Tarragon Theatre, 2022)

Our Fathers, Sons, Lovers and Little Brothers

By Makambe K Simamba

Slimm, a seventeen-year-old Black boy in a hoodie suddenly finds himself in the first moments of his afterlife. He calls out for God. God does not respond. What happens next is a sacred journey through the unknown, as Slimm grapples with the truth of the life he lived and the death he didn’t choose.

Our Fathers, Sons, Lovers and Little Brothers is a protest for all Black life beyond headlines and hashtags, a prayer for all families left behind, and a promise to the community that all Black lives matter.

 

Production History

The world premiere of Our Fathers, Sons, Lovers and Little Brothers was produced by b current.

Awards

  • Winner - Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Play for Theatre for Young Audiences (2019)