Platanos is a thought-provoking romantic comedy that tactfully addresses stereotypes, prejudices and urban myths that exist between African Americans and Latinos, within the context of Hip-Hop, humor, and satire. The play impels the audience to evaluate pervasive stereotypes. Platanos humorously displays these common, yet outrageous, viewpoints while deftly shooting them down and poetically exposing them as misrepresentations of reality. The audience while laughing out loud, is likely to question conventional attitudes held about themselves and others.
HISTORY OF THE PRODUCTION
Platanos and Collard Greens has enchanted audiences of over 35,000 both Off Broadway in New York City and at over 75 colleges and universities in more than 10 major cities and 17 states around the country.
Platanos and Collard Greens debuted to sold-out audiences in New York City on June 27, 2003 at the Producers Club, a 99 seat theater where it played throughout that summer and early fall.
In the fall of 2003 Platanos began its first national collegiate tour, opening October 8th 2003 to a standing room only audience at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, one of the nation's largest college campuses.
In February 2004, while continuing its national collegiate tour, Platanos reopened in New York City, and within three months moved to a theater twice as large as its original home, where it was again met with sold out audiences.
The second year of the college tour was fulfilled with a 50% increase in demand over the initial year.
Meanwhile in NYC, Platanos continued to increase its theater size to meet the demands of the NYC audience. During its last run the box office had to turn away ticket buyers, because once again the show was sold out!
