MECA

Speed Killed My Cousin is a stunning new play by Linda Parris-Bailey, rooted in the story of an African American female combat soldier and her struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder upon her return home from Iraq. A third generation soldier, the central character courts death by vehicular suicide. SPEED explores multiple issues including “moral injury”, the history and otherness of African Americans in the military, and women in combat. It's a contemporary story of survival and coping in a confusing and damaging world.