Edinburgh Festival Fringe - Woke

Definition: aware of systemic injustices and prejudices, especially related to civil and human rights:

After the 2014 & 2015 hit show 'Black Is the Color of My Voice', Apphia Campbell returns with a brand new play which tells the story of the African-American experience. Woke will be performed at Gilded Balloon Teviot - Wine Bar, Friday 4 - Monday 28 August at 2pm. (not 17-19) 14:00.

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Woke was chosen to be part of the Made in Scotland showcase and is written and staged by Edinburgh based performer Apphia Campbell and directed by Caitlin Skinner. This one woman show is set to original music as well as traditional gospel and blues and tells the story of two real life women, 42 years apart who become involved in the struggle for civil rights. One, a notorious Black Panther and Tupac Shakur’s Aunt Assata Shakur; the other, a present day university student who enters university at the beginning of the Black Lives Matter movement. Both challenge the American justice system, become criminalized through political activism and are ultimately faced with a choice - to fight or to flee.