Slave Play Not a Movie A Play. Documentary Trailer - HBO - Plot Synopsis: "Slave Play" (which opened at the John Golden Theatre in fal lof 2019) was one of Broadway's most celebrated, genre-bending, and daring productions – breaking records and receiving critical acclaim for tackling race, sex, and interracial relationships in a way never before seen on stage. In this playful and provocative documentary film, playwright Jeremy O. Harris takes viewers behind the scenes, from run-throughs to performance, as he strips down his own work, and also directs new actors through workshop rehearsals. As the acting students parse the text and bring meaning to the words on the page, Harris turns his critical eye to the thoughts, inspirations, and creative process that brought the play to life. Intercutting the rehearsal sessions with clips from the live stage performances, Harris reveals the polarizing impacts of the play with laughter and applause from some audiences; anger, discomfort, and derision from others.
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00:00Oh, Philip, this is, this is beautiful, this is so beautiful, what's it called?
00:14Um, I don't know, it's just come to me.
00:17Your mere presence is biological warfare.
00:30Am I even supposed to be talking?
00:35I don't want to hear that white people are the fucking plague.
00:47What do you think this documentary is about?
00:50Slave play.
00:52Slave play.
00:54Slave play was recently nominated for a record-breaking 12 Tony Awards.
00:58I'm making this thing that's in part about slave play, but also in whole about me.
01:03Over the next few hours, things are falling to the heart.
01:06I'm an actor, okay? I'm not white.
01:09I wanted to invite us to truly imagine all of the ways slavery still lives with us.
01:15Philip!
01:17Like a dog?
01:18Yes, like a dog.
01:20No, motherfucker, I'm the pride.
01:22No!
01:34Damn!
01:38Okay, so, um, let's like, process.
01:47What's your documentary about?
01:49Um, you have to wait and see.
01:53It's a surprise.