Mulatto Math continues the exciting
“Black History [every] Month” project at Santa Monica Playhouse
“Black History [every] Month” project at Santa Monica Playhouse
With generous support from the We Are Santa Monica Fund, the City of Santa Monica, the Santa Monica Arts Commission, and Playhouse PALS, Santa Monica Playhouse is excited to present Mulatto Math for the 2025 Black History [every] Month project, a year-long celebration of works that highlight the rich heritage of Black arts, artists and culture.
“…a one-woman performance explored masterfully by Monique DeBose.” - Jim Metropole, BEVERLY HILLS COURIER
No two ways about it. It’s an edgy one woman show. Through original music and stories of her family's history, this mixed race woman (from an African American father from the segregated south and Irish American mother from upstate New York) shares her most precious, vulnerable stories of her exploration of family, race and identity.
“I highly recommend Mulatto Math!” Samantha Ronceros NOHO ARTS DISTRICT
As an audience member, you get to have the experience of being a fly on the wall for some of the most potent and real conversations from ‘the other side.’
“Very entertaining, cool, and enlightening...a very candid piece that entertains, educates....Poignant and humorous..."
Harrison Held, LOS ANGELES BEAT
Harrison Held, LOS ANGELES BEAT
The show is heartfelt, funny and an intimate look at race and the implications of race consciousness in America. Yes, it's one woman's story...but audiences from all backgrounds have found themselves and heard their own voices in Monique's story. Live music, video and images are included. Inspired by her experience of what it means to be a black, mixed-race woman, she wrote the funny, heartwarming and disruptive one-woman show “Mulatto Math: Summing Up The Race Equation in America” to initiate conversation and help heal race relations in the United States.
“The first few minutes had me hooked…” STAGE RAW
Written, Performed & Produced by Monique DeBose. Directed by the late Denise Dowse (may she rest in peace).
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Monique DeBose is an award-winning singer, songwriter and spiritual coach. She has toured and entertained audiences throughout the world, performed at TEDx and spoken as part of the United Nation’s SDG Action Zones event, with the mission of helping people to transition beyond seeing in “black” and “white” so they can begin to live life in full color. Her last album debuted at number 2 on the iTunes jazz charts in 2018 and was officially re-imagined and re-released in August 2021 as “You Are The Sovereign One”- a transformational album and interactive course for women with 9 additional, brand new songs. Her most recent singles include “Brown Beauty” a love letter to Black women and women of color across the world, and “Human Condition” a song and interactive lesson to help women embrace all the parts of themselves. She’s launched the “MORE with Monique” podcast and the “Women Choosing MORE” Facebook Group where she draws upon her Master’s degree in spiritual psychology to help women choose MORE for their lives. Inspired by her experience of what it means to be a black, mixed-race woman, she wrote the funny, heartwarming and disruptive one-woman show “Mulatto Math: Summing Up The Race Equation in America” to initiate conversation and help heal race relations in the United States. The show’s won the Producer’s Encore Award at the Hollywood Fringe Festival. She calls LA home, is married to a Brit and is raising two compassionate, culturally intelligent boys. Connect: https://www.moniquedebosemusic.com/ |
Celebrating Black History [every] Month
Saturday, September 27 at 7:30 pm
Sunday, September 28 at 3:00 pm
Sunday, September 28 at 3:00 pm
General Admission: $29.50
Discounts for Students, Teachers, Seniors, and Military Past and Present
Tickets include a post-show Q&A followed by a wine and sweets reception!
Santa Monica Playhouse Reserves the Right to Cancel or Reschedule Performances Without Prior Notice.