SHOT: CAUGHT A SOUL

CategoryPlay
AgegroupAdults
Cast1 F and 2 M
Comment2M, 1F – 1 Black male (Teen) 1 White male (Adult) 1 Black female (Adult) Production Notes
Variable cast sizeNo
RepresentationNordic representation
LanguagesEnglish

Kareem, a Black teen, waits for the bus, at night, in a suburban White neighborhood. He is approached by O’Donald, a White police officer. They struggle. A shot rings out. Kareem is dead. O’Donald says he feared for his life. The Police Union’s representative defends the shooting as self-defense. Kareem’s Aunt Janice protests her nephew’s death as racial profiling. There are no witnesses, but the truth will not die. Kareem’s spirit haunts Officer O’Donald, demanding to know why he was killed.