Santa Monica-based scriptwriter and songwriter Charise Sowells shares
the story of a biracial man torn between two worlds as an employee of
his plantation-owning father and a son to his enslaved mother,
exploring the complicated existence of interracial overseers during
slavery and how their unique position in society ripples throughout a
family unit. It parallels the realities of the social construct of
race in today's times. The context is different, but the issues remain
the same. Nothing is truly black and white in this country or the
world beyond. "There is a universalism in the oversimplified matters
of life," says Sowells. "A reminder I think we all need in today's
political environment." Charise is thrilled An Ocean in My Soul is
back at the Playhouse after its acclaimed sell-out world premiere for
the BFF 2019 Binge Fringe Festival and incredibly grateful to everyone
who has made this possible on the 400th anniversary of slavery in the
United States.
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