Don't Smoke In Bed
by Aurin Squire
by Aurin Squire
Don’t Smoke In Bed is a powerful examination of an interracial couple's relationship as they navigate societal perceptions and personal expectations through intimate interviews.
About The Play
About The Play
Following the success of last year’s production of Obama-ology, multi-award-winning African-American playwright Aurin Squire returns to the Finborough Theatre with another world premiere – Don’t Smoke In Bed.
Jamaican-American Richard and White-American Sheryl are starting a family together. When they agree to a series of ‘bedroom interviews’, they believe that their interracial relationship is the focus of the article. As both play up to what they believe are the expectations of the interviewer, they embark on a journey that challenges their relationship to the core as the barriers between psychological and social, sexual and political, public and private, melt and dissolve…
Don’t Smoke In Bed is a stunning exploration of social and racial perception in contemporary America.