ONE-ACT PLAY ADDRESSES RACIST POLICIES IN EDUCATION AT THE HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL

The Dean's Office

Contact : Joyce Lee
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Tickets: Donation

Los Angeles, CA: The Hollywood Fringe Festival presents Joyce Lee’s, “The Dean’s Office,” hybrid event at The Broadwater Theatre Black Box located at 6322 Santa Monica Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90038. The one-Act trilogy follows the story of a black woman, Tamara Jones and her son as they journey through systemic racist policies in the American educational system. Written by Joyce Lee and directed by Sherrie Lofton the play explores how racist policies hurt BIPOC families.

Previews: Tuesday, August 24th 7:30pm PST Live and Live-Streamed
Preview Talk Back: Wednesday, August 25th 6:30-7:30pm PST, Zoom link To Be A
nnounced at Show.
Opening: Friday, August 27th 5:30pm PST Live and Live-Streamed
Closing: Saturday, August 28th 10:00pm PST Live and Live-Streamed

Starring: Nadège August, Darrell Philip and Tory Devon Smith, and featuring Minerva Garcia, Yolanda Romersa, and Helen Duffy.

Running Time: approximately 70 minutes

Ticket Reservations by Donation: www.hollywoodfringefestival.org

After experiencing a racist college professor who devalued the work of black artists and writers, Joyce Lee recognized that the ills that BIPOC students face throughout their education is connected to structural policies set in school systems. Repercussions of systemic racism in education are revealed in the play. The effects harm not only the black mother and her son but also the Latinx school administrator who has no power to fight the deep-seated system. The play is timely, as it explores how institutions are inherently racist; aligning with Critical Race Theory which holds that racism is embedded in public policy.