Not a Genuine Black Man
San Francisco at Studio 250 at the Off-Market Theaters 965 Mission Street 800-838-3006 Not a Genuine Black Man by Brian Copeland Wow. Ouch. I walked into Not a Genuine Black Man expecting a comedy monologue. And, the show is very funny. But it is also painful. Difficult. Icky. Brian Copeland drives a two-hour roller-coaster solo performance full of fun, fear, and Issues. He acts and mimics just fine, but the power of the performance is in the story. It’s Brian’s story of growing up in 99.99% white San Leandro. Purer than Ivory Snow, he notes, getting us to laugh. And, [...]