2011/12 SEASON
Would You Say
the Name
of This Play?*
Written by Berend McKenzie
STUDIO | NOV. 21 TO DEC. 3, 2011
RECOMMENDED FOR GRADES 9-12
ADVISORY: strong language and mature subject matter
TICKETS: $15-$20
In a series of stories based on his life, actor-writer Berend McKenzie presents his one-man show about Buddy, a boy growing up both black and gay, who is the target of taunts and marginalization. Buddy fluctuates between being an outcast, a rebel, a dropout and a survivor. Ultimately, he finds the power to face down the two very different, wounding words that affected his life. Would you say the name of his play, *nggrfg?
“Playful and touching. McKenzie is an ebullient performer, it left this crusty old critic in tears, nggrfg is for anyone who’s ever felt like an outsider.”
~Georgia Straight
- CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS:
Social Sciences and the Humanities,
Health & Physical Education,
Antiracism & Ethnocultural Equity
- CHARACTER EDUCATION CONNECTIONS:
Respect, Honesty, Empathy
- THEMES:
Overcoming stereotypes, Bravery,
The right to be yourself
Co-director Tanisha Taitt interviews Playwright/Performer, Berend McKenzie.
