My impulse was to write the last black play ever for myself. I really believed if I put it all into one play, people would leave me alone.
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Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
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Donald Sultan, Harbor Fire, Oct. 25, 1984, acrylic spackle and tar on vinyl tile over wood, 96½ × 48½ inches. Courtesy Blum Helman Gallery.
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My impulse was to write the last black play ever for myself. I really believed if I put it all into one play, people would leave me alone.
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins