I was reading this review in the New York Times last week and I thought the opening paragraph was the most interesting sentence I’ve read in a long time.
http://theater.nytimes.com/2011/02/02/theater/reviews/02whipping.html?hpw
I feel that over the past month, between seeing Neighbors and Ruined, reading our two plays from last week, and working on Ti-Jean and His Brothers (WHICH SHAMELESSPLUGSHAMELESSPLUG OPENS FEB 10 AT CENTRAL SQUARE THEATER) I’ve been able to gain a new . . . I don’t know what you would call it, sensitivity? awareness? understanding? . . . of blacks in this country and around the world. It has, however, left me confused as an American Jew where I fit into this relationship; how our peoples are related. This article popped up and made me think twice about where I fit in to the world picture.
One Comment
philschroeder posted on February 3, 2011 at 7:30 pm
You leave us hanging! I, for one, would love to hear more. I think it’s a very interesting idea for discussion…or a play, perhaps.