'We ain't killers'
'How you figure that?… Iss in the blood.'
When a letter arrives from the mother they thought was dead, twenty-one-year-old twins Racine and Anaia travel from the Dirty South to the California desert, to a yellow house with teal shutters. They're on a mission to avenge her past, and they're ready to take down anyone who stands in their way.
A revenge tale about two women seeking justice and taking control of their own narratives, Is God Is collides the ancient and the modern, the tragic and the Spaghetti Western, hip-hop and Afropunk.
Aleshea Harris's play had its world premiere at Soho Rep., New York, in February 2018, winning the Relentless Award, and the Obie Award for Playwriting. It received its British premiere in the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in September 2021, directed by Ola Ince.
It was made into a feature film, written and directed by Aleshea Harris, released in 2026.
| ISBN: | 9781848428874 |
| Publication date: | 9th September 2021 |
| Author: | Aleshea Harris |
| Publisher: | Nick Hern Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 112 pages |
| Series: | NHB Modern Plays |
| Genres: |
Modern and contemporary plays (c 1900 onwards) Plays, playscripts |
'We ain't killers'
'How you figure that?… Iss in the blood.'
When a letter arrives from the mother they thought was dead, twenty-one-year-old twins Racine and Anaia travel from the Dirty South to the California desert, to a yellow house with teal shutters. They're on a mission to avenge her past, and they're ready to take down anyone who stands in their way.
A revenge tale about two women seeking justice and taking control of their own narratives, Is God Is collides the ancient and the modern, the tragic and the Spaghetti Western, hip-hop and Afropunk.
Aleshea Harris's play had its world premiere at Soho Rep., New York, in February 2018, winning the Relentless Award, and the Obie Award for Playwriting. It received its British premiere in the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in September 2021, directed by Ola Ince.
It was made into a feature film, written and directed by Aleshea Harris, released in 2026.
Is God Is features in the following genres: Plays, playscripts
Is God Is is available in Paperback
Is God Is was written by Aleshea Harris and published by Nick Hern Books
Is God Is has 112 pages
Yes it is part of NHB Modern Plays series
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