Snapshot Silhouette

by Kia Corthron

Twelve-year-old Najma has fled war-torn Somalia and now lives in Minneapolis with Tay C, a girl her age grieving the loss of her sister to gun violence. As the two initially clash, haunted by their own memories of loss and survival, a fragile understanding begins to grow between them. Snapshot Silhouette is a powerful story of grief, resilience, and the unexpected friendship that forms when two very different lives collide.

$12.00

Quick Details

  • Type: Play
  • Length: 2 hours
  • Availability: Available for productions worldwide
  • Cast Size: 15 roles plus ensemble | Doubling possible for a cast of 10

Full Details

Roles:

  • Najma, Somali girl aged 12
  • The Imam, Somali man
  • English Teacher
  • Tay C, Black American girl aged 12
  • Laine, Tay C's mother
  • ESL Teacher, white or light-skinned
  • Muhamed, Ethiopian boy
  • Manuel, Ecuadoran boy
  • Alicia, Mexican girl
  • Bao, Laotian girl
  • Zeinab, Somali girl
  • Qalin, Najma's sister aged 5
  • Cam, Tay C's sister aged 12
  • Damac, Najou's cousin, early 20s
  • Abdi, Nadou's brother, aged 18

Ensemble includes Students and People in Prayer

The following resources are included in each performance license:
  • Permission to photocopy the PDF script for your production so there is no additional cost for these assets.

The following resources may be added to you license for an additional fee:
  • Logo/Media package

Kia Corthron

Kia Corthron is often called a "political" playwright. Most of her plays focus on African-American issues, yet skirt the realm of all human consciences. Ms. Corthron has a large commissioned body of work including Light Raise the Roof, Slide Glide the Slippery Slope, The Venus de Milo is Armed, Breath Boom, Force Continuum, Splash Hatch on the E Going Down, Seeking the Genesis, Digging Eleven, Life by Asphyxiation, Wake Up Lou Riser, Come Down Burning, and Cage Rhythm. Ms. Corthron has won numerousawards for playwrighting including the AT&T On Stage Award, the Daryl Roth Creative Spirit Award, the Mark Taper Forum's Fadiman Award, National Endowment for the Arts/TCG, Kennedy Center Fund for New American Plays, the New Professional Theatre Playwriting Award, and the Callaway Award. Kia is a resident of New Dramatists.

Originally commissioned and produced by Children's Theatre Company in 2004