The Cure
- ISBN-10
- 1630212539
- ISBN-13
- 9781630212537
- Series
- The Cure
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-08-10
- Author
- Kristy Thomas
Description
The time is 2186 more than two hundred years into the future and racism has overtaken the world. The two characters: Doctor and Robot have a relationship that is much like a parent with a child. Doctor is a scientist that has been charged with the assignment of curing racism. Robot is the first step in that cure. Robot has been built and filled with all of the knowledge that is available in the universe and Doctor believes that Robot is the key to finding the cure. Doctor begins to input all things throughout history that have attributed to the fear that has created and fueled racism into Robot: slavery, Underground Railroad, Willie Lynch, Civil Rights Movement and Black Lives Matter. As these things are put into Robot something starts to happen to Robot that changes the it. It begins to break down, the hate is too overwhelming even for a computer to handle. Doctor removes the files and Robot asks for those things to not be put back inside of it. Hate is a powerful thing. It creates fear. When people live in fear they act according to their fear and hate is born and taught continuing the cycle. When all things settle Robot is the one who reminds Doctor that love has always been present and love is the answer. (***This piece can be performed by two males, two females, or one of each. This piece requires that one of the performers be African American.)
