“In one truly gut-wrenching scene during two intermission-less hours, we see two illuminated faces in designer Marcus Doshi’s sea of darkness. One belongs to a police officer, Brian, played by Keith D. Gallagher. One belongs to a young woman, Janelle (Anesia Hicks), who has moved from Chicago (“I have to get the hell out of Chicago”) to Prairie View, Texas. The police stop is over a broken taillight and the officer had planned only to issue a warning, but Taymor is all about the exploration of intensification, or, in law-enforcement parlance, the absence of de-escalation.”

Chris Jones, The Chicago Tribune - 4 stars

Photos by Liz Lauren

Lighting Design

Goodman Theatre, Owen Theatre, February 2020

Written by korde arrington tuttle
Directed by Danya Taymor

Set Design by Kristen Robinson
Costume Design by Montana Levi Blanco
Sound Design by Richard Woodbury