(A Dramatic Comedy About Religion, Culture and Correctness.)
When an April Fool’s prank goes wrong, Muslim students at a small liberal arts college file a complaint. Two professors attempt to address the issue by inviting a Somali poet to give the commencement speech. Fresh off the plane, the poet doesn’t understand the college’s obsession with political correctness—and she defies the professors’ stereotypes of a Muslim woman. As the threat of the speech’s cancellation looms, all three must confront pressing issues surrounding diversity and the suppression of free speech on college campuses
“Surprisingly funny”
- The Detroit Free Press
“The great triumph of the piece is the grounding of abstract, philosophical talk in a literally life or death situation.
– The Telluride Colorado Watch
"An extremely intelligent and dark play, one that stares into a divide not as neatly bridged as we might like to believe."
- The Detroit Rogue Critic
“Downs' new play tests all the current shibboleths about political correctness and multiculturalism”
– Detroit New Monitor
“A very insightful script that will likely have tongues wagging on all sides of the political spectrum.”
– Michigan Encore Magazine