Black When I Was A Boy

For Immediate Release May 19, 2018

“Black When I Was A Boy” Premieres at the Hollywood Fringe Festival
Press Contact:
Sandra McNeill [email protected] 323.404.0796
LOS ANGELES, CA May 19, 2018. Black When I Was A Boy is an honest, moving and even humorous look at a complex, fascinating and powerful coming of age story. It’s Cooper Bates’ autobiographical recollection of the extraordinary inner life of his younger self – Frankie Bates, who grew up as the only Black child in a small Caucasian community in Kansas (population 1,500). He never saw himself as Black, until he was cast as Nigger Jim in the school production of Huckleberry Finn in 6th grade. Black When I Was A Boy opens June 2nd at Studio C – 6448 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 91206.
You’ll hear how Frankie emerges from childhood and grows into a teenager in the 70’s and 80’s. While Frankie’s friends explore and stretch their understanding of sex, drugs, and rock and roll, Frankie is tasked with developing

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