“Hollywood Minstrel Show: The Hollywood Africans” On Stage
at the Complex Hollywood Dorie Theatre Beginning June 1
Los Angeles, Calif., April 30, 2018 – Playwright and actor Michael McFall will stage a world premiere of his original play, “Hollywood Minstrel show: The Hollywood Africans,” June 1,8,15,16 & 22, 2018, at the Complex Hollywood Dorie Theatre in Hollywood, California.
“Hollywood Minstrel show: The Hollywood Africans,” is performance art inspired by “Hollywood Africans” canvas by Jean Michel Basquiat. These images inform the aesthetic of my piece. In the way Basquiats’ work points out the narcissism fueled by media, image and money. Hollywood Minstrel Show chronicles a wacky former studio executive now homeless living on the streets of Los Angeles.
The story was inspired by McFall’s personal history and firsthand stories told to him by people who are and were homeless–many were America’s servicemen and women who offered