The (M)others
By Nikki Yeboah
Directed by Eryn Perkins (‘25)
The (M)others explores the stories of four women brought together by the unimaginable experience of losing a loved one at the hands of police. This documentary performance weaves together their interviews to explore the traumatic effect of the event on their lives. Through their memories, we are introduced to a young man with dreams of playing professional football, a new father just getting to know his son, a former addict on the brink of turning his life around, and a sixteen-year-old boy shot just a day before his seventeenth birthday. The (M)others brings their untold stories to the stage.
Content Warnings
The (M)others includes discussions about racism, xenophobia, teenage pregnancy, addiction, police brutality, gun violence, rape and sexual violence, suicidal ideation, and the processing of grief. The play also includes the use of harsh language, including xenophobic and racist slurs.
Talkbacks
A talkback will follow each performance
Thursday
With Cast and Creative Team
Friday
With Cast and Creative Team around Criminal Justice and Abolition
Saturday
With Kimberly Phillips, Dionne Smith-Downs, Laurie Valdez, and Sharon Watkins—the mothers featured in the show. Cast and Creative Team will also be present.
Production Credits
ARTISTIC TEAM
CAST
TAPS PRODUCTION STAFF
FREE + OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
WHEN
NOVEMBER 21-23
8:00-9:00PM
Harry J. Elam, Jr. Theater
WHERE
Harry J. Elam, Jr. Theater
Roble Gymnasium | Stanford University
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
RUN TIME
This production runs 1 hour and is presented without intermission.
LATE SEATING / RE-SEATING
For safety reasons, we cannot accommodate late admission OR re-seating while the performance is in progress. Please plan on arriving with ample time to find parking, locate the theater, move through the box office, etc.
ACCOMMODATIONS
Request disability accommodations and access info via Stanford’s online form. Requests should be made by Nov 14th.
Electronic Assisted Listening Devices will be available for pickup at Will Call for all performances.
FILMING ADVISORY
Any personal video and/or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.
SPONSORS
This production is co-produced by Stanford BLACKstage and is made possible in part by the Pigott Fund for Drama, the May Ellen Ritter Production Fund, and the Drs. Ben and A. Jess Shenson Fund.
