Cops And Robbers

The Marsh San Francisco
1062 Valencia Street San Francisco

Written and performed by Jinho "The Piper" Ferreira of hip-hop group Flipsyde, Cops & Robbers examines the dysfunctional relationship between law enforcement and the communities they serve. Ferreira's one-man performance at The Marsh, which centers on the story of a police officer involved in a shooting, delivers an urgent message of cooperation. Not only is he an outspoken artist, but Ferreira also works in local law enforcement himself, and this unique perspective -- of simultaneously being a successful hip-hop artist and working alongside cops -- was the inspiration for this take-no-prisoners look at both sides of the thin blue line, in which Ferreira plays over a dozen characters.