White Guy on the Bus
by Bruce Graham
by Bruce Graham
White Guy on the Bus explores the complex relationship between a white liberal man and a young black single mother as their lives intersect on public transport, revealing underlying racial tensions and moral dilemmas.
About The Play
About The Play
White Guy On The Bus is now completely sold out for the entire run.
In a production commissioned by the Finborough Theatre, the European premiere of American playwright Bruce Graham’s White Guy on the Bus.
Ray and Roz are a white, liberal couple living in the safe, staid suburbs of Philadelphia. He is a financial consultant who makes “rich people richer”. She is a passionate teacher who commutes every day to educate the mainly black students of an inner-city school. On the face of it, life runs smoothly. But Ray seems to hanker after change. He leaves his Mercedes in the drive, and takes to riding the public bus through the African-American neighbourhoods of the city – the only white guy on the bus. Ray becomes a regular on the same route as Shatique – a young, black single mother who is studying to become a nurse, and determined to make a different life for her 9-year-old son. They strike up a relationship. But what does Ray really want from Shatique?
Bruce Graham’s excoriating and shocking play blows open the racial fault-lines of Trump’s America. With an all too familiar resonance here in the UK, it questions us all – what deals are we willing to make, and with which devils?
White Guy on the Bus, a Critics’ Pick in The New York Times for its New York City production, is a European premiere from award-winning American playwright Bruce Graham. It is directed by Jelena Budimir, a former Associate Director at Chickenshed Theatre.
POST SHOW DISCUSSIONS
The run will be accompanied by the FINBOROUGHFORUM- a series of informal post-show discussions and debates. All events are free to ticketholders for that evening’s performance of the play. The events will feature a Q&A sessions, discussions with academics and industry professionals and members of the cast and company.
WHITE GUY ON THE BUS POST-SHOW DISCUSSIONS
Wednesday 11 April
Hosted by Ash Driver, a member of the Artistic staff at Chickenshed Theatre, one of the UK’s leading inclusive theatres.
Ash is an actor, teacher, writer and director.