Black and Blue play explores the policies of policing through the lens of two Black cops in Chicago

Two Black police officers patrol the notorious neighborhood on Chicago’s long-neglected south-east side known to locals as “Terror Town.” As veteran cops who “happen to be Black”, these men must navigate the streets, the policies of policing, and the deeply conflicted roles that they play in the lives of those that they are supposed to “serve and protect.” Set in 2016, these officers find themselves at ground zero when long-suppressed evidence surfaces (via the media) illuminating an officer involved shooting on the very streets that they patrol. Jesse Menendez spoke with playwright Shepsu Aakhu about the play and the circumstances that spawned it. Black and Blue is currently being staged at The Greenhouse Theater Center. For more info, visit: https://www.greenhousetheater.org/blackandblue