The Blacks
Synopsis:
The play, called by the author 'a clown show' and intended for a white audience, is a complex study of the relationship between black and white people and of the struggle for dominion and liberation. Acted by black actors wearing white masks to represent white potentates, the production by Roger Blin made use of a masquerade to represent the re-enactment of the murder of a white woman, while the 'real action of the play' performed by a black actor in everyday clothes took place backstage.
Author: Jean Genet
Director: Roger Blin
