It is early 2020, before the Covid lockdowns have started. A writer is suffering from acute social agoraphobia. When she opens the door, she hears the sounds of the apocalypse, a manifestation of America’s racism and oppression. So, she doesn’t leave her apartment and orders everything in. One day, her delivery person stays at the door to make sure no one takes her food. When she steps inside to hand over the breakfast, she notices a painting on the wall that captures her attention. The writer steps into the other room to avoid the sound of the outdoors, and the courier steals the painting, but this is not the end of her story.
Inda Craig-Galván has written a very intense topical piece about the current experience of black people in America. The characters are so full of depth. After the opening scene, the audience is at full attention to see how these characters reached this situation and to discover what will happen next. Congo Square Theatre is also producing one of Craig-Galván’s plays, Welcome to Matteson, at Northwestern University’s Chicago Campus.
On September 16th, it is Women’s Night. They are not preventing anyone from attending, but they hope that people who do not identify as women will choose a different performance. They also did a Black Out performance on September 9th. Perhaps in the future, they could also add performances that have an intermission. At 95 minutes, this play is a bit long and intense to not have a one. There are many scene breaks where one could easily be added.
The cast is fantastic in the heavy play. Alex Moorman is excellent as the writer, who greatly plays her slow decent into madness from being stuck inside. Lo Williams is skillfull as the courier, who plays her on the edge of trustworthiness.
See the program here.
Cost of a ticket: $31
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