Erica Chamblee, Christopher Richardson, Gary-Kayi Fetcher, Jerome Preston Bates, Keith Royal Smith Jennifer Parsinen and Taye Digs Photo

From: Photo Flash: In Rehearsal with THOUGHTS OF A COLORED MAN Workshop at Arena Stage

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater and producer Brian A. Moreland have partnered on a two-week intensive workshop of playwright Keenan Scott II's Thoughts of a Colored Man. Directed by Taye Diggs, with choreographer Jenny Parsinen, associate director Shannon Stoeke, and music and vocals by Madison McFerrin, the piece takes a raw and honest look at the limitations, stereotypes and obstacles that the world attempts to place on men of color through their discussions of love, race, education, family, and history.