Mulatto Math: Summing Up the Race Equation in America - a Black History [every] Month Event

TONIGHT'S SHOW IS SOLD OUT - PLEASE COME FOR TOMORROW'S 3PM SHOW!

The Santa Monica Playhouse Black History [every] Month Project presents African-American theatrical creations not just in February, but throughout the year, recognizing, honoring and celebrating the rich heritage of Black arts, artists, and culture in our community.

“…a one-woman performance explored masterfully by Monique DeBose.” - Jim Metropole, Beverly Hills Courier

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 the 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

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.

Seeing a poster on the Playhouse patio wall advertising a production for Black History Month, a Playhouse conservatory student asked, “What about the rest of the year?” Excellent question, one that became the inspiration for the Black History [every] Month project. With generous support from the We Are Santa Monica Fund, the City of Santa Monica and the Santa Monica Arts Commission, Santa Monica Playhouse is excited to bring you a treasure box of important, insightful, and highly entertaining events. We hope you'll see them all!