Join us for the 2nd Salon Series Reading of the 2017-2018 Season, Sunday, November 19 at 2PM.

3GT presents a staged reading

TASHA 

By Cat Brooks

Tasha is a one woman show loosely based on the in-custody murder of Natasha McKenna in the Fairfax County Virginia Jail in February 2015. McKenna was a 38-year-old woman living with schizophrenia. The play examines the intersection of race, gender, mental health and policing.

3GT Resident Playwright, Cat Brooks.

Actor, playwright, poet, political activist. . .  the multitalented Cat Brooks began her theater career at the age of 8 and later obtained her B.A. in theater with an emphasis on classical works.  After graduation, she studied at the Royal National Theater Studio in London.  Currently she is developing her one-woman show, ‘Tasha, based on the in-custody death of Natasha McKenna in Fairfax County, VA.  Cat has performed across the world including playing Lady Macbeth at the Edinburgh Theater Festival in Scotland.    In July 2016, Cat starred in 3GT’s production of LOW HANGING FRUIT.  She lives in West Oakland with her daughter.