Press

<p><i>“That’s a powerful message! They</i><br><i>won’t want to see that.”</i><br><i>“It isn’t, at all, and that’s exactly</i><br><i>why they’re gonna love it.”</i><br><br>It’s the big day. The announcement is in a few hours’ time, and film producers David and Kate anticipate their prestigious Civil War epic <i>Catch Me Some Freedom</i> will be nominated for plenty of Goldies. Until, however, they learn that the film’s heroic lead role, played by a white actor, was in real life actually Black.<br><br>Fearing an intense and career-jeopardizing backlash, David and Kate frantically try to avoid public scrutiny, and keep the film from getting any attention whatsoever.<br><br>This edition of <i>Press </i>- one of Black Bat Productions’ most acclaimed plays, and now a signature piece for playwright Nathaniel Brimmer-Beller - was published to coincide with the production at the Jack Studio Theatre in June 2025.</p>