Hop Film Event: When My Sleeping Dragon Woke
Actor and playwright Sharon Washington '81 shares the joys and challenges of developing a one-woman play about her life in this moving documentary.
When My Sleeping Dragon Woke
with actor Sharon Washington '81 and director Chuck Schultz in person
Actor and playwright Sharon Washington '81 shares the joys and challenges of developing a one-woman play about her life in this moving documentary.
How do we change our direction to face the unknown? What stimulates us to persevere when everything seems to say stop? In 2017, actor and Tony-nominated playwright Sharon Washington '81 (Ray, The Joker) began writing a one-woman play about her fairytale childhood living inside a New York public library. But there's an unforeseen cost—waking the family dragon she thought she'd silenced decades ago. A mix of interviews, animation and verité, the film follows Sharon as she faces the difficulties of creating a play about her life, delving into her upbringing, her relationship with her parents and the process of letting go of the idealized narratives of childhood.
Discussion follows with Sharon Washington '81 and director Chuck Schultz
Programmed in conjunction with Professor Monica Ndounou's class on "Curating Black Theater"
