Black Sheep is a 2001 play by American playwright Lee Blessing. It concerns a black man raised by a wealthy white family who returns home after being released from prison for shooting his half-brother.[1]
Black Sheep had a public reading at Washington, D.C.'s Arena Stage from October 19-27, 2001.[2] In December 14 of the same year Florida Stage in Manalapan, Florida staged the world premiere, while Blessing was still tinkering with the script.[3] The premiere closed as scheduled on January 20, 2002.[4]