Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G. (aka Biggie Smalls) are hip hop legends, but actor and playwright Biko Eisen-Martin recognized their ends as a take on Shakespearean tragedy. Inspired to write a play about the pair after acting in a production of “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead.” Eisen-Martin’s “Pac & Biggie Are Dead” runs throughout June at BAM House, home of the Lower Bottom Playaz, in Oakland.
“I wouldn’t call it an existential romp, but more of an existential quest,” he says.
Read more about the play and Biko Eisen-Martin’s career as a playwright, actor and visual artist here: My latest for Bay City News.
Filed under: Arts and Culture, Hip Hop, live theater, Biggie Smalls, Biko Eisen-Martin, Tupac
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Denise…it’s a fantastic article. I loved the way you wove all the details together seamlessly. I really appreciate your work. Thank you so much. Arlene
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Thanks, Arlene. Was so happy to learn about both works.