“The Skin I’m In,” by Scholastic Press, is better known as a book by Sharon G. Flake. It was her first novel and this is her first book that has been re-written as a play. On Jan. 9, at the Homewood Library, more than 300 gathered to witness the staged reading of “The Skin I’m In.” The event was free and open to the public, and caused somewhat of a traffic jam in the area. Many said the traffic jam was well worth it.
A staged reading is a “script in hand” play. There is no blocking, just actors on stage reading their parts. There were 19 actors and a narrator. Flake said, “I wrote this story 18 years ago and I made a promise that if it was to be a play I would give young people who have never acted a chance to be in it.” She said a young lady even drove from New York to audition for the play. That same young lady said even if she did not get the part she wanted to be a part of the process.
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