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The Split Show

Langford, Lisa L., Langford
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1461343357

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2016, Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, Cleveland State University, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences.
The Split Show is inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement. It places the two realities created by the construct of race side by side and examines the consequences of Black skin in America. Using sit-com humor, gospel play tropes, and multimedia, it follows a Black family in the death of their son to police violence and a white family as they decide whether or not to keep the bi-racial baby they conceived in a fertility clinic mix up. The play centers on two women, Porsha Wilson and Melissa Brustein. Porsha, a young African-American woman, is fresh out of college and preparing for her first job interview with the help of her zany neighbor, Momdukes. Porsha’s bickering parents have decided to end their marriage and their dueling infidelities distract Porsha to no end. When Momdukes needs something from the store, Porsha texts her little brother, Deyshawn, and sends him to run the errand. Melissa, a white woman in her early forties, runs a non-profit. She and her husband have finally conceived a baby through egg donation and in-vitro-fertilization. To their shock, the Brusteins find out their egg donor (and the baby Melissa is carrying) is Black. Driving home from the doctor’s office, Melissa witnesses and records a police officer shooting and killing Deyshawn. The way Porsha and Melissa choose to deal with Deyshawn’s death forever changes their lives.
Michael Geither, MFA (Committee Chair)
Imad Rahman, MFA (Committee Member)
Varley O'Connor, MFA (Committee Member)
94 p.
Black Studies; Theater

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  • Langford, Langford, L. L. (2016). The Split Show [Master's thesis, Cleveland State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1461343357

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Langford, Langford, Lisa. The Split Show. 2016. Cleveland State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1461343357.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Langford, Langford, Lisa. "The Split Show." Master's thesis, Cleveland State University, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1461343357

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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