The VORTEX Second Saturday Reading Series - TwentyEight

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Set to the music of Kanye West, TwentyEight is the story of six Black people separated from their homes in search of outer space. As they work to build their space craft, they live in constant fear of the sirens and what comes after the sirens are gone. TwentyEight is inspired by the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement research that concluded in 2012 a Black person was murdered in the United States of America every 28 hours by a police officer or vigilante.

Written by Tyler English-Beckwith
Directed by Tyler English-Beckwith & Matrex Kilgore
Produced by Gale Theatre Company 

TwentyEight was originally developed for the 2014 Cohen New Works Festival at UT

Original Cast & Team

Najee: Mae Rose Hill 
Isaiah: Ja’Michael Darnell
Micah: Rama Tchuente
James: Cameron McKnight
Ruth: Christian Henley
Levi: Duane Garcia
Co-Directed by: Tyler English-Beckwith and Matrex Kilgore

Courtesy of The University of Texas at Austin, Photo: Lawrence Peart