Bondage

Star Finch
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Description

BONDAGE takes place pre-Emancipation on a small island in the Caribbean. With the onset of puberty, Zuri must use her wits to outsmart the twisted desires of a drunken master and a sadistic mistress on a haunted plantation. Hierarchies of race and gender collide in this AfroSurreal tale of an enslaved girl who dares to follow her own instincts toward liberation by any means.

Production Info

Cast: 5 total (4 female, 1 male, 2 of the female characters should always be played by black actors or those who identify as biracial/black)
Full Length Drama (about 85 minutes)
Single Set
Period Costumes
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Reviews

Press Quotes

“… the drama thrills, partly because it’s still so rare to see genuine bravery in theatrical depictions of race, partly because Finch has such a singular mode of expression.” —Lily Janiak, sfgate.com

“Finch’s dialogue is potent, beautifully expressed and mysterious, especially in its dreamlike mystical moments. There’s some haunting imagery in the play that gives it a ritualistic, almost fairy-tale-like quality at times. More than anything, though, it’s a tense and unsettling piece that plays with race, gender, family and power dynamics in provocative and sometimes brutal ways.” —Sam Hurwitt, marinij.com

“Blending blunt prose with lush, intricate poetry, Finch does more than put lyrical words in the mouths of her richly rendered characters; she uses that language to create an atmosphere of off-kilter dreaminess …” —David Templeton, northbaystageandscreen.com

About the Author

Author

  • Star Finch

    Star Finch is a native San Franciscan trying her best to hold ground amidst the Black-erasure of gentrification. She is currently the Mellon Foundation Playwright in Residence at Campo Santo and Crowded Fire Theater. She's also a member of the RPI program at Playwrights Foundation. Finch’s plays include H.O.M.E. [Hookers on Mars Eventually] and BONDAGE (Relentless Award honorable mention). Her multidisciplinary collaborations include Campo Santo’s Ethos de Masquerade (with Global Street Dance Masquerade) and Crowded Fire's Death Become Life (with Ensemble Mik Nawooj and AXIS Dance Company).

About the Book

Book Information

Publisher BPPI
Publication Date 6/16/2021
Pages 72
ISBN 9780881459036

Special Notes

Special Notes

Licensees are required to include the original stage producers credits in the following form on the title page in all programs distributed in connection with performances of the Play and in all advertising in which the full cast appears in size of type not less than ten percent (10%) of the size of the title of the Play:

BONDAGE was developed in residency with,
and first produced by,
AlterTheater Ensemble, San Rafael, California.

The following must appear within all programs distributed in connection with performances of the Play:
Bondage is produced
by special arrangement with Broadway Play Publishing Inc, NYC
www.broadwayplaypublishing.com

Productions

Upcoming and Recent Productions

Professional

9/28/2023 – 10/15/2023
Dallas, TX