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Proof of Love

By: Chisa Hutchinson
Narrated by: Brenda Pressley
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Constance thought she had a happy life and a loving husband. Suddenly, a tragic accident splinters her upper-class black family—and forces Constance to face uncomfortable truths about her marriage and herself. Proof of Love is the explosive, funny, and moving new one-woman play by Chisa Hutchinson, member of the first class of talent supported by the Audible Playwrights Fund.

Playwright Chisa Hutchinson was awarded a commission through the Audible Emerging Playwrights Fund, an initiative dedicated to developing innovative original plays driven by language and voice. As an Audible commissioned playwright, she received funding and creative support to develop Proof of Love.

Written by Chisa Hutchinson

Performed by Brenda Pressley

Directed by Jade King Carroll

Sound Design by Justin Ellington

©2019 Chisa Hutchinson (P)2019 AO Media LLC African American Drama & Plays United States World Literature Marriage Funny Heartfelt Inspiring Witty Feel-Good Thought-Provoking

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"You’d better be worth these sacrifices."
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"A pinpoint prick-one sharp enough to cut through all that gratitude."
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  • Proof of Love
  • "You’d better be worth these sacrifices."
  • Proof of Love
  • A telling text alert.
  • Proof of Love
  • "A pinpoint prick-one sharp enough to cut through all that gratitude."

About the Creator

Chisa is an acclaimed early-career playwright raised and currently residing in Newark, New Jersey. She holds a B.A. in Dramatic Arts from Vassar College and an M.F.A. in Playwriting from NYU. Chisa has built pieces with New York’s NeoFuturists, and has been a Staff Writer for the Blue Man Group. Presently, Chisa teaches creative writing at the University of Delaware, and is a proud fourth-year member of New Dramatists. As she tends to write plays about underrepresented folks that require a minimum of five actors, she doubts very much that you'll see any of her plays on Broadway any time soon, but encourages you to support the intrepid companies that have presented her work, which include: Playwrights Theatre of New Jersey; The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC); The National Black Theatre.

About the Performer

Brenda Pressley is an award-winning actress whose Broadway credits include The Lyons, The American Plan, Cats, Dreamgirls, and The Moony Shapiro Songbook. Off-Broadway, Brenda starred in Almost Home, The First Breeze of Summer, Seven Guitars, Fran’s Bed, Marvin's Room, And the World Goes ‘Round(Outer Critics Circle Award), and Blues In The Night. Regional theater appearances include Intimate Apparel, Black Odyssey, Trouble in Mind, The Old Settler (Barrymore Award), Blues for an Alabama Sky, and A Raisin in the Sun. On film, Pressley has appeared in Third Street Blackout, Detachment, 16 Blocks, Cradle Will Rock, and It Could Happen to You. On television, Brenda has guest-starred on such shows as The Path, The Good Wife, Elementary, Mysteries of Laura, Body of Proof, Law and Order: Deadline, Law and Order: SVU, Harambee, Lifestories and Brewster Place with Oprah Winfrey.

Powerful Performance • Emotional Storytelling • Exceptional Voice Acting • Relatable Characters • Thought-provoking Themes
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This audible original play written by Chisa Hutchison is powerfully crafted. It’s a great artistic piece.

Now, on to the story. The first half of this made me laugh so hard and snap my fingers in “wooo, yesss” resonance. I loved that first half. The wife was aware, snazzy, strong, and full of esteem.

The second half falls into the typical Black woman model of self-recrimination, blanket forgiveness, self doubt, and acceptance. I did not enjoy seeing the wife take responsibility for her husband and his issues and her daughter and her issues. Can we stop being miles?! Can Black authors stop romanticising poverty, the ghetto, poor speech, and philandering Black men? There isn’t growth in doing so. The self-flagellation is a complete turn off.

The wife’s mistake was trying to raise someone up. I wish she’d realised that. She married someone who wasn’t a fit. What transpired was just the manifestation of such.

I have much more to say, but I’ll still accord that stars for the artistry that is this audible and for the first, hilarious half of this one-woman play.

Also, the narrator, Brenda Pressely, is amazing!

Great work

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loved it! very realistic and interesting. relevant to the world around us. great voice and inflection

fantastic

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The exploration in the demographics of black people was so thorough in such a short story. This book was so real. It kind of left me on edge wondering how she would respond to the mistress. I loved the book.

So real!!

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"There is no love, only proof of love."

Proof of Love is a quick listen monologue, only 1 hour and 6 minutes in length. I wasn't sure what I was going to get with this audiobook but decided to check it out anyway. I think it was a free Audible Original from a couple months ago. Anyway, once I started listening, I was captivated.

This was a powerful and moving piece about a woman who finds out her husband has been cheating on her the night he is in a terrible car accident. His phone keeps blowing up with messages as she is in the hospital with him and it ends up being his mistress that is messaging him. Her monologue goes on to explore their life together and life in general. There are some profound realizations and even some twists.

I think this is definitely worth the listen if you have the opportunity. The narrator is fantastic. She did a wonderful job acting this out. Her voices were great and her emotion perfect. I loved her performance.

The only thing that I wish was different is that I wish we could have heard more about what happens next. Even with such a short time spent listening, I felt very invested in these characters and what was happening. Overall, I am rating this as 4.5 stars.

Powerful and Moving

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This is tight, strong deep writing performed superbly. The voice work was exceptional. Highly recommend.

Good piece of writing

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I liked it better than I thought I would. Compelling, different angle of approach. Felt real, sees things from both sides, goes deep.

Black and Balanced.

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This was very interesting to hear from a married man’s perspective. Awesome story which could easily convert into something my wife and mom would enjoy on Lifetime.

Cliffhanger 🤦🏾‍♂️

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Love it. This one has alot of things that will surprise you and make you think.

This is real

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Since this is a "freebie " of the month, I wasn't expecting too much. I was however, pleasantly surprised! GREAT narration and storyline. Glad I chose this story. Only complaint, I wish it was longer !!!

Much Better Than Expected

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narrator was great easy to listen to , better than I thought it would be. good pick

surprised

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