Millennial Notes Dominique Morisseau Proves Art Thrives with Activism by Tyler Jeffreys What a spectacle! I’m American, so I thought I knew all about The Temptations. I thought since I’ve seen the movie eight times, I could grasp the power these men commanded on stage. “Ain’t Too Proud—The Life and Times of the Temptations”…
Kirsten Greenidge Shows What Class Inequality Means by Tyler Jeffreys and Barry David Horwitz Finally, a Black American play that is not about being Black. “Zenith” by Kirsten Greenidge reminds us that Black Americans are normal citizens who deal with the same problems as everyone else. The problems in “Zenith” are not related to…
Madeleine George Troubleshoots Love Connections by Tyler Jeffreys In “The (curious case of the) Watson Intelligence,” the character called Watson embodies a human version of iPhone’s Siri. Watson is the perfect companion in every situation. Set in parallel dimensions, three storylines blend fluently into one love triangle. Director Nancy Carlin smartly maneuvers the actors…
Millennial Notes Sharr White Conjures Competing Consciousnesses by Tyler Jeffreys “The Other Place” shows us how to empathize with a dementia patient. We follow a scientist, her family, and caregivers as she begins to enter that other world. Director Taylor Korobow places us inside the demented brain as it declines. The blue lit background…