Black Like Us

by Rachel Atkins, Allyson Hobbs (Foreword)

Family secrets ripple through time when three present-day sisters discover the truth about a young African-American woman passing for white sixty years before. What happens in between is a frank and funny look at the shifting boundaries of tolerance and what identity really means. Cast 5-8 Females. Racially Diverse.

103 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 7, 2016

About the author

RACHEL ATKINS trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. She has performed onstage in Romeo and Juliet, Blithe Spirit, and The School for Scandal, among others. Her television and radio credits include Midwinter of the Spirit, Law & Order, and The Archers, and she is also a regular voice for BBC Radio Drama and BBC Radio Comedy.

Reviews

[Jeff · Rating 4 out of 5]

What is most impressive about this play is the levity, and ultimately humanity, that Atkins injects into what could have deadly-earnest and preachy.