*2014 Winner of Lincoln Center's Act One Prize* Set among the swamps and canals of rural Florida, Defacing Michael Jackson follows a motley group of African-American teenagers who create their own Michael Jackson fan club in 1984. But when a Caucasian boy moves to the neighborhood and tries to join the club, all the rules of the community are challenged and changed. Defacing Michael Jackson is a satire about the do's and don'ts of Blackness, hero worship, and American identity.

Seeking the following:
(Man 1 and Man 2 play multiple characters)

Man 1: OBADIAH - light-skin teenage black boy and older adult man who narrates.

Woman 1: FRENCHY- dark-skinned black teenager

Man 2: 1. RED- mentally-challenged black twin 2. YELLOW - other black twin who stutters 3. CITY COMMISSIONER - black commissioner

Man 3: JACK - white teenage boy new to area.