Mondo Tragic

Mondo Tragic is a live audio-drama that investigates how shockumentaries (or “mondo” films) from the 60’ and 70’s shaped a biracial man’s racial journey. When the lead character becomes captivated by the prospect of documenting the life of a public figure, he is forced to reckon with memory and fantasy, film and documentary, Blackness and Africaness. Mondo Tragic is a genre-bending, multi-media, socially conscious, an experimental piece exploring form to find “the truth”.

cast/crew

written by Eric Micha Holmes

set design by Emmie Finckel

light design by Cha See

composed by Omar Zubair

presented by The National Black Theatre

featuring Ben Chase, Christopher Reed Brown, Jesse Reid, and Chrystal Stone

photos by Christine Jean Chambers