I finished the book in a few hours. Three years ago, Browder came to see a performance of Friend's play at the D.C. Jewish Community Center. They toured with the production until 1993, when Friend opted for nonprofit status and became eligible for county and state grants. I wanted to do fewer schools and reintroduce ourselves into the Montgomery County community. They accomplished this through working in nontraditional venues, mostly in partnership with churches they would transform into theaters.
Friend is also an active volunteer in the county's arts community.
Having served three years on the board of the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County, he recently left to form the board of the upcounty BlackRock Center for the Arts, expected to open next year. Boots' father Jumbe Gilliam is one of the group's five drummers. A homeless person sets the scene in her opening monologue. She talks about the plight of the African-American homeless and why they are out on the streets. Comedy is a great way to keep people involved, even when you're dropping serious bombs on them.