Events

"Carbon Black" at the Autry

Event Date: November 7, 2009 8:00 PM

Autry National Center
4700 Western Heritage Way
Los Angeles, CA 90027

The Autry National Center presents "Carbon Black" by Terry Gomez (Comanche). Native Voices at the Autry is America's leading Native American theater company. It kicks off its 10th anniversary season with Carbon Black: a gripping, suspenseful, and enigmatic psychological drama portraying a mother/son relationship held hostage by agoraphobia and media-inspired fear.

Inspired by an outbreak of crime in the playwright's own neighborhood, as well as the lingering culture of fear that has grown up in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks, Carbon Black illustrates what happens when life is distorted through the lens of local television news, and what the ramifications for individuals and society at large can be when the reaction to crime and violence, real or perceived, is denial and solitary confinement.

For more information, visit the Autry National Center.

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