Until the Flood - by Dael Orlandersmith (Paperback)

About the Book

A new documentary solo play from a Pulitzer Prize finalist, written in response to Michael Brown's death.

Book Synopsis

"Until the Flood is an urgent moral inquest." --Jesse Green, New York Times

In the gripping and revelatory Until the Flood, Dael Orlandersmith journeys into the heart and soul of modern-day America--confronting the powerful forces of history, race, and politics. Drawn from interviews following the shooting of a black teenager, Michael Brown, by a white police officer, Darren Wilson, Orlandersmith embodies the many faces of a community rallying for justice and a country still yearning for change.

Review Quotes

"A poetic plea for understanding and peace that ought to be heard all across the land."

-- "Theatermania"

"Until the Flood is an urgent moral inquest."

--Jesse Green "New York Times"

"Orlandersmith gets under these black skins and white skins and finds common humanity of people who are just...people."

--Marilyn Stasio "Variety"

"There is an urgency being relayed by Orlandersmith in this American drama, one that declares, 'We are all responsible.'"

--Sasha Bonét "Village Voice"

"Until the Flood is far and away the richest and most painful of the Orlandersmith pieces I have seen...So palpably compassionate, it achieves a great beauty by bringing us together rather than driving us apart."

--Chris Jones "Chicago Tribune"

About the Author

Dael Orlandersmith is an actor, poet, and playwright. Her play Yellowman was a Pulitzer Prize finalist. She is currently working on two new plays and a novel.