October 24, 2018
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photo Courtesy k wik J ones
Portland playwright Kwik Jones’ new work focuses on the rise of a rap group trio during the begin-
nings of hip-hop, in a time where popular music was dominated by metal and rock. Pictured (top,
from left) are members of the production team, JR Wolf, Tejuan Andrew, Kadeem Thomas-Bey and
Kwik Jones; and (bottom, from left) Lashonda Anderson, Janette Alonso, and Shareen Jacobs.
A Rap Group Rises
Portland playwright’s
‘The Price of Fame’
A new play with Portland roots focuses on
the challenges faced by an up-and-coming rap
group in the early years of the genre.
“The Price of Fame,” by local playwright
Kwik Jones is set in 1979 amid urban sprawl,
“Southside of anywhere,” plagued by poverty, de-
linquency, and decay, the setting of much of rap’s
earliest subject matter and the place of its origins.
It’s an era where metal and rock music ruled
the airwaves, and Jones’ story has a trio of close
friends forming a rap group to rebel against
the establishment, a period before the fat gold
chains and four finger rings of today’s rappers.
But when the group seeks to bring the sound
that was born from the streets to the mainstream
by signing a record deal, the money, envy, and
addiction that often accompany fame threatens
to cause the friends to forget why they started
making music in first place.
The piece is a follow-up to Jones’ recent “Ju-
piter is Stormy,” another musically-centered
story which marked his return to the craft after
a years-long hiatus because of health reasons.
He’s also known for his plays “The Code,”
“Voices,” and “Black Like Me”.
Jones stars in “The Price of Fame” as well as JR
Wolf, Lashonda Anderson, Trejuan Andrew, Sha-
reen Jacobs, and Kadeem Thomas-Bey. The show
plays for free, one-day-only, at Kelly’s Olympian,
downtown on Saturday, Oct 27 at 3 p.m.
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