hollow roots

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Fresh Takes Reading

hollow roots

by Christina Anderson
directed by Trenda Loftin

Run Time: approximately one hour, followed by a conversation with the artists.

Location: The Mount, Edith Wharton’s Home, Lenox, MA

Sunday, July 16, 2 pm

Thank you to everyone who attended!

Performed with live musical accompaniment, this dynamic and poetic solo play questions the notion of a “post-racial” society by looking at one woman’s quest to understand her identity. The protagonist challenges herself to find a person of color who has a “neutral” identity.

WAM Theatre’s Fresh Takes Play Reading Series presents ground-breaking stories that are imaginative and thoughtful explorations of complex issues affecting women and girls.

Featuring local professional actors and directors, the Fresh Takes play readings continue WAM’s commitment to connecting Berkshire audiences to female playwrights who are contributing to national and international theatre conversations.

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WAM is grateful to our generous sponsors of this program and our collaborations with the Parent-Artist Advocacy League for the Performing Arts (PAAL), a national resource hub and network for individual parent-artists, caregivers, and institutions.

  • Christina Anderson

    “I started writing hollow roots when Barack Obama had just been elected President, and I kept reading and hearing white folks say his victory marked the beginning of a “post-race” society. I didn’t know any people of color who felt that way. But I wondered… what would it look like if a Black woman became “raceless” right before our eyes? Can she transform into a “neutral” being from the inside out?”

    Christina AndersonPlaywright
  • Trenda Loftin

    “One person storytelling invites a level of intimacy that excites me. It invites not only a witnessing of the vulnerability of the character/performer on stage but I believe, invites us as viewers into a deeper vulnerability with ourselves. We only have their experience and our own to be with. I love that!”

    Trenda LoftinDirector