First and foremost is the issue of race, which after over 200 years is still one of the most alienating social issues in our country. Race still divides communities, families, friends, and business’ unlike any other question in our society. At times the issue presents itself like the elephant in the room no one wants to acknowledge. Despite Civil Rights legislation, the desegregation of schools, laws banning discrimination, beleaguered Affirmative Action, and a growing debate concerning reparations, RACE is still the most un-talked about, little-discussed volatile issue in our country.

INCOGNITO presents audiences’ with the challenge of defining race; Is it color? Is it genetics? Is it heritage? Is it cultural? Country of origin? Physical traits?

In Michael Fosberg’s story, after 32 years of believing he is ‘white’, he uncovers his biological father’s family and discovers his ‘black’ roots. Does this new discovery change his racial make-up, and in what way? In the 2000 Census well over 7 million people checked the newly designated bi-racial category. Experts believe this strikingly large number reflects only a portion of those people who identify with more than one race, or those who actually know information about both sides of their families.

In addition to the enormously complicated and explosive issue of race, INCOGNITO opens the door on discussions about divorce, adoption, and family history. For a more in-depth discussion on these topics, go to the STUDY GUIDE SECTION on this site.

" 'Incognito' has much to say about ethnic identity, the significance of race and, ultimately what it means to be an American in the 21st century.”

	—Robert Trussell, Kansas City Star