FULL COLOR is simple and straightforward and authentic and ordinary: it is also bold, barrier-breaking, and extraordinary.

<BIPOC = Black, Indigenous, people of color>

Eight BIPOC actors speak the truths of their eight BIPOC playwright counterparts, in a bold declaration that their experiences are not monolithic, dispelling stereotypes, and presenting the depth and breadth of BIPOC experiences here and now in Utah.

FULL COLOR is comprised of:

Fried Chicken by Black playwright Dee-Dee Darby-Duffin, performed by Yolanda Stange: “EVERYONE I know LOVES fried chicken! I will eat it whenever and wherever I want.”

Here by Diné playwright Courtney Dilmore, performed by Abyanna Wood: “Returning to a simpler time to remember the teaching of elders without all the noise of a typical day-to-day routine. A disruption. A time to breathe and reflect.”

Let’s Not by Mexican/Chinese playwright Tito Livas, performed by Pedro Flores: “An actor calls BS on the ‘positive’ reasoning behind not getting cast.”

I Still Have To Live Here by Black playwright Tatiana Christian, performed by Talia Heiss: "A realization that white people’s racism is an ongoing project, but that progressive Black women (in particular) are handmaidens to white supremacy by having the exact same political opinions. There’s no redemption in pretending to only be mad at Republicans when white Dems pandered to Black people in racist ways.”

American Survival Story by Black playwright Darryl Stamp, performed by Terence Johnson: “A synopsis of my journey across America, and what it’s like to seek a peaceful existence in skin color seen as dangerous, exploitable, and inconsequential.”

Life is Color by Mexican playwright Iris Salazar, performed by Estephani Cerros: “As a person of color, there’s a lot to say and, for me, it feels as though there’s so much to be angry about. I didn’t want to write an angry piece, I wanted a positive, but not a rose-colored-glasses cheesy piece. A while back, I took a DNA test and was fascinated that I had so many different ancestors from around the globe; that’s why I decided to focus on the fact that all of us are made up of so much color."

Fox and the Mormons by Black playwright Chris Curlett, performed by Alex Smith: “A tale of youthful ambition, a journey embarked upon under the wide-eyed guise of dreams, only to be ensnared and weathered by the venomous embrace of a foreign culture’s malice. It unfurls through the allegory of the fox and the grapes, where sweet aspirations turn sour in the cruel twist of fate.”

At Least One by Persian/Okinawan playwright Bijan J. Hosseini, performed by Alec Kalled: "Every minority has at least one of 'those' stories. This is mine."

Some of these monologues will bring you joy. Some will make you uncomfortable. You will definitely feel the feels. Collectively, they’ll provide space for you to learn how to see us differently and how to hear us differently. How you respond, how you activate what you feel, is up to you.

FULL COLOR is the third installment in our Color Series. …OF COLOR (2019) and LOCAL COLOR (2021) featured fictional characters in fictional worlds, influenced by the playwrights’ personal experience. In FULL COLOR, each playwright writes in first person, combining writing acumen with personal experience.

Playwrights: Tatiana Christian, Chris Curlett, Courtney Dilmore, Dee-Dee Darby-Duffin, Bijan Hosseini, Tito Livas, Iris Salazar, and Darryl Stamp
Actors: Estephani Cerros, Pedro Flores, Talia Heiss, Terence Johnson, Alec Kalled, Alex Smith, Yolanda Stange, Abyanna Wood
Director: Jerry Rapier
Lighting Designer: Emilio Casillas
Scenic Designer: Janice Chan
Sound Designer: Cheryl Ann Cluff
Stage Manager: Taylor Wallace
Scenic Builder & Electrician: David Knoell