The Stakes: Three Plays of the Black Experience: To Heal, to Train, to Entertain

This trio of plays explores the use of drama as a support in healing, training, and entertaining all. Using the healing and accessible art of theater, timely interests—addiction, HIV, mental illness, racial injustice, sexual harassment, and more—are brought to life in a trio of contemporary scripts.

In the title play, “The Stakes,” an idealistic African American social worker—the target of workplace racism, sexual harassment, and political machinations—is encouraged by a coworker who share...