project

An Ocean In My Soul

Ensemble Theatre · Unabashed Productions · Ages 14+ · United States of America

identity
race
belonging
compelling
contemporary
interracial
mixed
multiracial

About the Project

Santa Monica based scriptwriter and songwriter Charise Sowells shares the story of a biracial man torn between two worlds as an employee of his plantation owning father and a son to his enslaved mother, exploring the complicated existence of interracial overseers during slavery and how their unique position in society ripples throughout a family unit. It parallels the realities of the social construct of race in today’s times. The context is different, but the issues remain the same. Nothing is truly black and white in this country or the world beyond. The play conveys a universalism in the oversimplified matters of life, acting as a necessary reminder in today’s political environment.

Production Team

* Fringe Veteran

an ocean in my soul