Ain't No Mo'

An uproarious play comprised of vignettes that deftly satirize post-“post-racial” America.

Jordan E. Cooper’s Ain’t No Mo’ is a hilarious satirical odyssey that needles post-Obama racial realities of life in the U.S. The time is the near future, and a giant plane has been chartered to take Black Americans “back to Africa.” Hurrying passengers down the runway is Peaches, a flight attendant (played by a performer in drag) who is organizing the boarding process. Within this frame, Cooper examines lives torn apart by gang violence, the aspirations of a Black middle class eager to leave behind those they feel are beneath them, and the equally delusional aspirations of some white Americans to “transition” into Blackness. Ain’t No Mo’ is a laugh-a-minute comedy that doubles as a serious investigation of the ways that Blackness in America has always been both a burden and a prize.

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Ain't No Mo'

An uproarious play comprised of vignettes that deftly satirize post-“post-racial” America.

Jordan E. Cooper’s Ain’t No Mo’ is a hilarious satirical odyssey that needles post-Obama racial realities of life in the U.S. The time is the near future, and a giant plane has been chartered to take Black Americans “back to Africa.” Hurrying passengers down the runway is Peaches, a flight attendant (played by a performer in drag) who is organizing the boarding process. Within this frame, Cooper examines lives torn apart by gang violence, the aspirations of a Black middle class eager to leave behind those they feel are beneath them, and the equally delusional aspirations of some white Americans to “transition” into Blackness. Ain’t No Mo’ is a laugh-a-minute comedy that doubles as a serious investigation of the ways that Blackness in America has always been both a burden and a prize.

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Ain't No Mo'

Ain't No Mo'

by Jordan E. Cooper
Ain't No Mo'

Ain't No Mo'

by Jordan E. Cooper

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An uproarious play comprised of vignettes that deftly satirize post-“post-racial” America.

Jordan E. Cooper’s Ain’t No Mo’ is a hilarious satirical odyssey that needles post-Obama racial realities of life in the U.S. The time is the near future, and a giant plane has been chartered to take Black Americans “back to Africa.” Hurrying passengers down the runway is Peaches, a flight attendant (played by a performer in drag) who is organizing the boarding process. Within this frame, Cooper examines lives torn apart by gang violence, the aspirations of a Black middle class eager to leave behind those they feel are beneath them, and the equally delusional aspirations of some white Americans to “transition” into Blackness. Ain’t No Mo’ is a laugh-a-minute comedy that doubles as a serious investigation of the ways that Blackness in America has always been both a burden and a prize.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781636702032
Publisher: Theatre Communications Group
Publication date: 08/05/2025
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook

About the Author

Jordan E. Cooper is an award-winning performer and playwright who was recently one of Out  magazine's "Entertainers Of The Year." He starred in a sold-out Broadway run of his play Ain't No Mo', which was a New York Times Critic’s Pick. Cooper also created a pandemic-centered short film called Mama Got A Cough that's been featured in National Geographic and was named “Best Of 2020” by The New York Times. He is the creator and executive producer of The Ms. Pat Show, a three-time Emmy-nominated sitcom on BET+.
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