“THOUGHTS OF A COLORED MAN is the most important play of the 21st century!”
— Amsterdam News
PLAYWRIGHT
Keenan Scott II is a playwright, poet, actor, director, and producer originally from Queens, New York. His work has been workshopped and produced at notable theaters such as National Black Theater, New York Theater Workshop, Arena Stage, and Woolly Mammoth. ‘Thoughts of a Colored Man’ made its world premiered at Syracuse Stage for their 2019-2020 season and transferred to Baltimore Center Stage to finish its regional run, before settling at the Golden Theater during the 2021-2022 Broadway Season, where he made his writing and unconventional acting debut in his own work. Scott was chosen to be a part of the 2021 TED Fellow cohort to be among a global community of artists, inventors, and scientists. He continues to create original works for theatre, television, and film.
REVIEWS
“A play of immense compassion and keen insight, with a vise-grip on the dreams and disappointments of its characters, THOUGHTS OF A COLORED MAN is a paean to life as both survival and celebration, a tribute and exploration of the black men who find beauty, dignity, frustration, and inspiration where they can.”
— Deadline.com
“THOUGHTS OF A COLORED MAN lays essential foundations for embracing the humanity of its subjects, while at the same time longing for a world that obviates its existence.”
— Variety
“…the playwright (despite the singular “man” in the title) drives home a main point of the play- that the universe of black men is not monolithic; it’s kaleidoscopic.”
— New York Theater.me
(Post Broadway)
Previous Productions
Upcoming Productions
May 3-18, 2024
Three Bone Theatre
Charlotte, NC
October 28- November 5, 2023
Black Repertory Theatre Of Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
May 8-10, 2024
Rehabilitation Through the Arts
Purchase, NY
February 8-24, 2024
Roxy Regional Theatre
Clarksville, TN
May 31-June 30, 2024
Jubilee Theatre
Forth Worth, TX
July 2- September 3, 2025
Hattiloo Theatre
Memphis, TX
November 16-18, 2023
Boys’ Latin of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
February, 2025
Rooted Theater Company.
Brooklyn, NY
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