The Golden Age of Hollywood. Behind closed doors, aspiring actor Sidney Poitier is offered a lucrative contract that could make him a superstar. But what is he willing to sacrifice?

From the writer of award-winning, sold-out, For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When The Hue Gets Too Heavy, Ryan Calais Cameron’s explosive new play explores identity, resilience, and integrity as it examines a true event in 1950s Hollywood and the reality of a Black actor’s journey to stardom.

For this play, directed by Kiln Associate Director Amit Sharma (The Boy with Two Hearts), I was asked to explore concepts which examined this moment in a career which paved the way and changed perceptions, cementing the legacy of a Hollywood icon.