Hank, Julian, and Luann are three talented musicians hoping to become the next big hip-hop stars of the 1980s. Their suburban community isn’t suited to fulfill their dreams, though. They must endure the pangs of high school, rivalries, and family dysfunction in order to chase their dreams of making music. A DJ narrates while she spins their lives on stage in this coming-of-age story about the roots of rap.
How We Got On will be performed in rep with Brown/Trinity Rep’s production of She Kills Monsters.