By Ernest Kearney — Cooper Bates’ one-man show, Black When I Was a Boy is a truly heartfelt tale of that banishment from paradise so many of us experience when we first come to learn the sinful truth: The serpent of prejudice and racial intolerance slithers through our world.
Bates narrates the tale of his childhood as the only black child in his community of Hill City, Kansas. The tale is immensely sincere, and what is the 
remarkable spine of the piece is that, though young Bates grows into manhood and finally sees the world for the imperfect place it is, he — himself — never loses that child’s innocence; that while seeing the flaws in people, always hopes to find their better angels.
The show is a tad cluttered, and a snip here or there would only serve to benefit it, but as it is Black When I Was a Boy is a solid brightly shining GOLD MEDAL.
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Black When I was a Boy
Is Playing During the Hollywood Fringe Festival 2018
at
6448 Santa Monica Blvd.
Final Performances:
Wednesday, June 20, 2018 @ 10pm
And
Sunday, June 24, 2018 @ 3pm
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