When two black Montreal artists create a show from images of pimps, thugs, and dancehall queens, community leader Frank Simmons is outraged and tries to censor the demeaning images. What else is a man who is highly opinionatedâ??especially about being black and the black experienceâ??to do? What Frank does not count on is artâ??s ability to transform as he is forced to confront himself in a way that is both disturbing and revealing. Little will be the same afterwards for Frank, the artists, and perhaps black people everywhere.

Born in St. Michael, Barbados in 1951, Vadney S. Haynes has lived in Montreal for more than fifty years. He divides his time between teaching psychology at Champlain Regional College and his private psychotherapy practice. Academic interests saw him pursue a Bachelorâ??s degree in Applied Social Science at Concordia University, a Masters degree in Educational Psychology and Counselling at McGill University and Doctoral studies in Psychology at the Université de Montréal. At various times Vadney S. Haynes has been a producer, broadcaster, and music programmer for radio stations in Montreal, and he had a brief stint as a freelance music critic for the Montreal Gazette. His passion for music is matched by his love for film and CFL football. Blacks Donâ??t Bowl is his first produced play.

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