On Wednesday, February 8th, Nichole Thompson-Adams and Epoch Films will present a live reading of the pilot episode of their podcast, 'Black Girl You’ve Been Gentrified.’ The event will take place at The Greene Space at WNYC and WQXR.
Based on the one-woman play originally performed by Nichole at Joe’s Pub in 2012, the story details the harrowing yet hilarious ironies of Nichole’s precarious life - selling brownstones to rich white folks in her native Brooklyn as she struggles to keep her kids in elite 'progressive' schools in Manhattan. The performance is a multi-generational genre bender between truth and fiction and deals with gentrification, race, class, generational divide, and real estate porn. Starring Nichole, Sage Adams, and directed by Zhailon Levingston. A panel discussion and audience Q&A featuring art influencer and writer Kimberly Drew and writer Michaela Angela Davis will follow.
“Nichole Thompson-Adams takes a topic that is consistently polarizing in our community and presents it in a way that is humorous, meaningful, and relatable. I’m excited to join Nichole, Sage, Zhailon, Kimberly, and Michaela as they explore this important subject from different viewpoints,” said Kristina Newman-Scott, executive director of The Greene Space.