It may surprise you (as it did me) that the title of this melodic world-premiere musical does not refer to gunpowder. The word gun means there's a pistol (which gets dramatically deployed). But the word powder refers to the ivory-colored concealer that a fair-skinned African American woman applies desperately to her face and upper torso […] The post Who is Black? Signature Theatre's 'Gun & Powder' hits a nation…
SOURCE: DC Metro Theater Arts at 08:13PM on February 8, 2020