Written and Directed by Amontaine Aurore
It's 1968 and Reed, a member of Seattle's Black Panther Party, must juggle the demands of a new marriage and a baby on the way, yet still find time to fight for liberation and dream of creating a better world. When her best friend Marti moves in, there is yet one more thing on her plate. Reed is unaware of the forces that will eventually destroy the Party, as well as the ones that threaten her happy home. It will take 31 years before she discovers the betrayal that was at the root of a dream deferred.
Don't Call it a Riot! was staged in 2019 at 12th Avenue Arts, and in 2018 at the 18th and Union Theater. It had a public reading at the Neptune Theater in 2016 as part of the Nights at the Neptune summertime series.
Press
The Seattle Times Feature Article, June 19, 2019
THE SEATTLE TIMES, BRENDAN KILEY, FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS HELP CREATE SET DESIGNS FOR NEW PLAY
HONORING THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY AND GENERATIONS OF ACTIVISM IN SEATTLE
DON'T CALL IT A RIOT OFFERS A GLIMPSE INTO THE COMPLEX REALITIES OF REVOLUTION
DON'T CALL IT A RIOT COMES TO SEATTLE, SOUTH SEATTLE EMERALD. GEORGIA MCDADE
Photos from the production in May 2019 at 12th Avenue Arts
Introducing the cast of DON'T CALL IT A RIOT! from left to right: Skylar Wilkerson as Falala, Robert Lovett as Paris, Lillian Afful-Straton as Marti, Meysha Harville as Reed, and Mic Montgomery as Sam.
Photo by Donna Day Photography
Clothing By Carolyn Hall
Starring Meysha Harville, Lillian Afful-Straton, Skylar Wilkerson, Mic Montgomery and Robert Lovett
Set Design by Margaret Toomey
Costume Design by Carolyn Hall
Lighting Design by Zanna King
Don't Call it a Riot! was a finalist in the Bay Area Playwright's Festival, 2017.
Drawing by Kimisha Turner
Don't Call it a Riot!
Featuring: Meysha Harville as Reed, Mic Montgomery as Sam, Lillian Afful-Straton as Marti, Skylar Wilkerson as Falala, and Robert Lovett as Paris.
Photos from our staged reading at the Neptune, August 2016 with Anjelica McMillan and Russell Hawkins. and our full production at 18th & Union Theater, May 2018
