Rearview Mirror

Bootycandy, an unfiltered, coming-of-age satire, is one of the most daring works that Karamu House artistic director Terrence Spivey has led. The series of sketches follows Sutter, a young gay black man. "There's a certain danger about the piece," says Spivey, who guest directs at Convergence Continuum March 25 to April 16. "It satirizes African-American life and how some African-Americans have sexual identity hang-ups. We've had too many things to deal with in the past, and now we have to deal with homosexuality." Moderator-led discussions are set to follow performances. "One of the themes I see is denial in terms of the parents," Spivey says. "Sutter tries to communicate with his parents about being gay, but they're not honest about it. We want to have a discussion about it." 2440 Scranton Road, Cleveland, 216-687-0074, convergence-continuum.org