A family is watching a police encounter from their balcony. It starts to escalate as the man gets very angry and the cop pulls out his gun. Suddenly, there is a bright white flash and the man is gone without a trace. 

Zora Howard has written a thought-provoking and hilarious play. The characters and situations are so real while the flash is surreal. Afrocurrentism is like Afrofuturism, but instead of imagining a future in which black people have full agency, it asserts that they have it now. 

The world premiere of this play took place on February 13th at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta. This is the same production now on stage at the Goodman.  The set design by Matt Saunders is truly impressive. Full multi-level sets slide in and out with such grace. 

The cast is fantastic. It consists of Mark Bedard, Cecil Blutcher, Renika Williams-Blutcher, Caroline Stefanie Clay, Bernard Gilbert, Caitlin Hargraves, Jorge Luna, Victoria Omoregie, Keith Randolph Smith, Ray Anthony Thomas, and Ivan Cecil Walks. The understudies include Jodi Gage, Cory Hardin, Gabrielle Lott-Rogers, Vernon Mina, Patrick Newson, Jr., Joseph Primes and Jazzy Rush.

The audience will be quoting this play, “It’s not an afterlife, it’s more life”, and processing it for days afterwards. It has a bright future which will likely include a Broadway run.  

Cost of a ticket: $45

PlaylistHQ Economic Rating: Exceptional Value +

Rating Scale: Exceptional Value > Worth It > Discounted > Go for Free > Don’t Bother

Get tickets now for BUST through May 18th! 

Quinn Delaney