Baltimore native shines light on Black mens mental health in new stage play

BALTIMORE – A Baltimore native has created a new stage play called “What You Don’t See” – that addresses the struggles Black men face with mental health.  Brandon Fields wrote the play so that the hurt can be exposed and the healing can begin.  ” I believe the stigma has settled in so heavily in the African-American community that now we just don’t wanna talk about it, we don’t wanna approach it we don’t wanna deal with it at all.” said director and actor Brandon Fields. That’s why Fields is using the arts to bring light to a historically dark place for Black men.  For generations mental health in the Black community wasn’t taken as seriously as it should – hence the creation of this play entitled “What You Don’t See”. Fields declared, “My hope, my mission, my vision, my push, in what you don’t see, is understanding that everything that’s not visible are usually the things that are holding us back from getting where we need to be.”.   And where we need to be is free in the mind. This play is centered around the journey of 8 men who are struggling through life seeking mental wellness in the...