"An Octoroon" Provokes Reflection at Berkeley Rep
Reflections Millennial Notes Jacobs-Jenkins Reveals: The United States Is an "Octoroon" by Ishai Padawer In the early moments of "An Octoroon," the 2014 play by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, we learn that an "octoroon" is a person who is 1/8th black. The playwright playfully calls his lead character "BJJ," using him to vent that audiences think... Read More Read More