Synopsis
Retrograde
Published by Methuen Drama
3 Male 0 Female
"Mr Parks, this isn’t just a movie, it’s a whole movement. Whether you like it or not is irrelevant"
The Golden Age of Hollywood
Behind closed doors, aspiring actor Sidney Poitier is offered a lucrative contract that could make him a superstar
But what is he willing to sacrifice?
From the writer of the award-winning, smash hit For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide, Ryan Calais Cameron’s explosive play Retrograde explores identity, resilience and integrity as it examines a true event in 1950s Hollywood and the reality of a Black actor’s journey to stardom
It explores a moment in a career which paved ways and changed perceptions, cementing the legacy of a Hollywood icon
Retrograde asks the question: how much have we really evolved?