In 2014, Flint, Michigan changed the source of its water supply. This resulted in the
contamination of its drinking and bathing water, causing a dozen fatalities and sickening dozens more. The changes in the water supply were motivated by the greed of a few people in power and by systemic racism: The city was 54% Black.
(UN)Drinkable stars Barika Phillips Bell, JayCee Porter, and Sue Gisser. Bernadette
Armstrong directs.
Dana Hall is the playwright. Her previous plays include Underneath; All Grown Up; No
More Flowers; Me, Myself, and Moscato; The Reason for Dad Jokes; The Origin of Zeke Wolf; and many more. The Illinois-based writer is also an actor and voice artist.
(UN)Drinkable is one of several plays specifically curated by Open-Door Playhouse for
presentation during Black History Month (February).
Theater Podcast- like the radio dramas of the 1940s and 1950s. The Playhouse launched on September 15, 2020. At the time, Open-Door Playhouse provided Playwrights, Actors, and Directors a creative outlet during the shutdown. Since its inception, Open-Door Playhouse has presented Short and One-Act plays from Playwrights across the country and internationally. In 2021 Open-Door Playhouse received a Communicator Award for Content for the Play Custody. In 2023, the play What's Prison Like was nominated for a Webby Award in the Crime & Justice Category.
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