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About 53% Of
53% Of by Steph del Rosso is a contemporary drama that examines complicity, political activism, and the violence of maintaining the status quo. This thought-provoking play challenges audiences to reconsider assumptions about white womanhood, goodness, and the difference between ignorance and innocence.
Plot Overview
The play unfolds across three distinct settings and groups. In Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, a group of women prepares excitedly for a presidential visit to their town. Their husbands gather separately, drinking beer and engaging in casual conversation. The action then shifts to Brooklyn, where a group of 20-somethings convenes to organize what might be a fundraiser, a march, or perhaps something more complex—a ritual designed to confront and absolve their own complicity in systemic issues.
Themes and Content
This drama directly addresses questions of political responsibility and social complicity. The title itself references a significant statistic, creating immediate context for the play's exploration of gender, race, and political participation in contemporary America. The play asks difficult questions about what happens when society stops automatically equating white womanhood with inherent goodness and when ignorance can no longer be treated as innocence.
Production Details
Published by Concord Theatricals in February 2023, this paperback script provides theatre companies, educational institutions, and individual readers with access to del Rosso's incisive writing. The play offers rich material for performance, discussion, and study in theatrical and academic settings.
For Theatre Companies and Educators
53% Of presents opportunities for ensemble casts and explores timely political and social themes relevant to contemporary audiences. The multi-generational and multi-location structure allows for creative staging approaches. This script is suitable for college theatre programs, professional theatre companies, and educational settings focused on contemporary American drama and political theatre.
The President is coming to town, and the ladies of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania are beside themselves planning for the big event. Later, their husbands drink beer and talk smack. Much later, a group of 20-somethings gather in Brooklyn to plan a fundraiser... or is it a march? Or is it a ritual to absolve their own guilt? A play about complicity and the violence of the status quo, 53% Of asks what happens when we stop equating white womanhood with goodness, and ignorance with innocence.
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About 53% Of
53% Of by Steph del Rosso is a contemporary drama that examines complicity, political activism, and the violence of maintaining the status quo. This thought-provoking play challenges audiences to reconsider assumptions about white womanhood, goodness, and the difference between ignorance and innocence.
Plot Overview
The play unfolds across three distinct settings and groups. In Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, a group of women prepares excitedly for a presidential visit to their town. Their husbands gather separately, drinking beer and engaging in casual conversation. The action then shifts to Brooklyn, where a group of 20-somethings convenes to organize what might be a fundraiser, a march, or perhaps something more complex—a ritual designed to confront and absolve their own complicity in systemic issues.
Themes and Content
This drama directly addresses questions of political responsibility and social complicity. The title itself references a significant statistic, creating immediate context for the play's exploration of gender, race, and political participation in contemporary America. The play asks difficult questions about what happens when society stops automatically equating white womanhood with inherent goodness and when ignorance can no longer be treated as innocence.
Production Details
Published by Concord Theatricals in February 2023, this paperback script provides theatre companies, educational institutions, and individual readers with access to del Rosso's incisive writing. The play offers rich material for performance, discussion, and study in theatrical and academic settings.
For Theatre Companies and Educators
53% Of presents opportunities for ensemble casts and explores timely political and social themes relevant to contemporary audiences. The multi-generational and multi-location structure allows for creative staging approaches. This script is suitable for college theatre programs, professional theatre companies, and educational settings focused on contemporary American drama and political theatre.
The President is coming to town, and the ladies of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania are beside themselves planning for the big event. Later, their husbands drink beer and talk smack. Much later, a group of 20-somethings gather in Brooklyn to plan a fundraiser... or is it a march? Or is it a ritual to absolve their own guilt? A play about complicity and the violence of the status quo, 53% Of asks what happens when we stop equating white womanhood with goodness, and ignorance with innocence.
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