Thursday, November 2, 2017

Disgraced. Unicorn. 11/2/2017

This play was Shakespearen in theme. Is someone made into what everyone else believes that they already are? Do our prejudices and bigotry actually create the hated images and people we sofeat? This is an important work that everyone needs to see. It was amazing in its telling of what it means to live under modern racist pressure, and how destructive that can be. Amazingly performed. The lighting was gorgeous. Set perfect. Everything was just 110%.


Sunday, March 12, 2017

Eclipsed by Danai Gurira at the Unicorn Theatre

I knew "Eclipsed" was going to be brilliant, and difficult to watch, but I was not prepared. This story sits in your bones and makes you consider all the wars women fight across the world, and the fights the women of Liberia have had to wage.

The story follows the wives of a commanding officer. The wives were taken during raids, and the play pulls no punches regarding murder, rape or war crimes. What is different is all of the story is told from the point of view of the women, women whose very identities and names are wiped out due to war and man's whims. All of the actresses were amazing, but Teisha M. Bankston was a powerhouse. It was amazing to watch her transformations.