“Flip Side of the Coin”The Brothers Speak! was written in April of 2014 as a response to a previous production titled “Tell-It, Sing-It, Shout-It”
The Sisters Speak! written in 1994.
While continuing to be overjoyed over the unprecedented twenty-five years and still running success of “Tell-It” in which stories by women are highlighted, playwright Hazel Rosetta Smith felt it was long overdue to add a production to her portfolio with a cast of men. The specialty in the writing and presentation of “Flip Side” is in the seldom heard stories of the personal plight of men told in a manner that is not confrontational or judgmental.
And so, the plot begins. It is the monthly meeting of the Brother to Brother Ministry of In Your Keeping Unified Tabernacle. The men arrive expecting the usual agenda consisting of church business and upcoming events. They have no idea that this meeting will be like none other.
Great expectations await its commencement.
A folder is brought to the meeting that contains a message from their pastor, the Reverend Dr. Hezekiah Jacob John Morally Sound. The message unfolds an urgent request clearly stated.
“There are two sides to a coin; there are two sides to every story. I want the men of the church to tell their story during a special worship service on this coming Sunday. You shall give God the glory and DO NOT leave anything out.
“Brothers, be strong and be of good courage. Be not ashamed to tell what God has done for you. Then, sing the songs that I have selected. Sing brothers with the same passion and conviction of your testimony.”
The pastor’s request which cannot be denied reflects the day when the women stood before the congregation and testified.
