Brian Copeland in "Not a Genuine Black Man" - Hammer Theatre, San Jose State University, Saturday, February 3, 2018

	The Hammer Theater in Association with the Marsh presents ... Brian Copeland's Award-winning "NOT A GENUINE BLACK MAN" Growing up Confounded and Isolated in a Nearly All-white Bay Area Town

San Jose, CA: On Saturday, February 3rd, Brian Copeland returns to San Jose in his award-winning performance of "Not a Genuine Black Man," a one-man play he first debuted in 1994 at The Marsh in San Francisco. Copeland reprises the powerful play that explores his childhood experiences as a member of one of the only African American families living in the then 94% white suburb of San Leandro, California. His staggering tale of laughter, tears, and sociology went on to become the longest-running solo show in San Francisco theatrical history with over 800 performances. Copeland has performed the play in over 30 cities, including a critically acclaimed run Off-Broadway.

WHO: WHAT: WHEN: WHERE: TICKETS:

Brian Copeland One-man play: "Not a Genuine Black Man" Saturday, February 3, 2018 | 7 p.m. Hammer Theatre, San Jose State Univ. (Between 2nd & 3rd Streets) Downtown San Jose $20 Early Bird thru Jan. 17th (Disc. Code: EARLYBIRD) $35 Gen. Adm.; $10 Student Adv.; $20 Student @ the door

The play is currently in television series development. In 2006, Copeland published a best-selling book based on "Genuine" that is now required reading in several high schools and colleges across the country. The book was the 2009 pick for Silicon Valley Reads, a library-based program in which all of Santa Clara County reads the same book simultaneously.