Kansas City native's new play dives deep into the racist history of public pools in America

Christina Anderson's play follows a Black family's journey through the years after desegregating the public pool in their fictional Kansas town. The show will tour 10 Kansas City community centers and libraries, after completing a run at Kansas City Repertory Theatre.
Despite having some of the best education America has to offer, 43-year-old Christina Anderson is lost whenever she’s around water.

“I don't know how to swim — a lot of people in my family don't,” the Kansas City, Kansas, native said. “It's so funny because, I don't even remember as a kid that even being an option, to go to the pool.”