"The Scion"

Privilege, Murder & Sausage in Brian Copeland's "The Scion"

Brian Copeland's one-man show uses the events surrounding a ripped-from-the-headlines triple homicide to explore the roles of privilege and government regulation in our society. Stuart Alexander, owner of Santos Linguisa Factory, was convicted in 2004 of the murder of three state and USDA meat compliance officials after he claimed they were harassing his business. "The Scion" is written, developed and performed by the award-winning Copeland ("The Waiting Period"), who broke the record for the longest-running solo show in San Francisco history with "Not a Genuine Black Man". Directed by David Ford, this tragicomic show comes to the Altarena Playhouse for four nights only.