Los Angeles Times
“STRIKING… creates vignettes out of perfectly timed blackouts resembling fireworks… investigate[s] how toxic masculinity has affected a Black household… packed with emotion.” — Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times
Stage Raw
“STAGE RAW TOP TEN… RECOMMENDED… speaks to the human need for intimacy and love, and to the hurt inside us that stands in the way of our attaining what we long for the most.” — Deborah Klugman, Stage Raw
Stage Scene LA
“WOW!… HEARTBREAKING AND HEARTWARMING… a dramatic stunner as universal as it is specific, and the latest must-see from Echo Theater Company.” — Steven Stanley, Stage Scene LA
2 Urban Girls
“WONDERFULLY WRITTEN… full of emotion.” — Emilie St. John, 2 Urban Girls
Colorado Boulevard
“LYRICAL AND INTENSELY EMOTIONAL… Everything about this production is well done, a very satisfying theater experience.” — Carol Edger Germain, Colorado Boulevard
Theater Digest
“WORTH SEEING… JuCoby Johnson’s writing thrusts you right back into how embarrassing and loaded everything feels when you’re a teen, and Ahmed Best directs the cast to bring Johnson’s words to life beautifully.” — Katie Buenneke, Theater Digest
Glamgical
“POETIC AND ENGAGING… a moving play that explores the outcomes when love and art are combined to answer our most pressing existential issues.” — Joe Mosqueda, Glamgical
People’s World
“FULL OF LYRICISM AND LIGHT… The acting is stupendous and the direction is witty and fine-tuned.” — Eric Gordon, People’s World
Discover Hollywood
“POWERFUL… [an] emotional roller-coaster.” — Amalisha HuEck, Discover Hollywood
Larchmont Buzz
“POWERFUL… This is a play that repeatedly asks, ‘Do you love me?’ The answer is a resounding yes.” — Laura Foti Cohen, Larchmont Buzz
The Nerds of Color
“GORGEOUS… Los Angeles theatre at its absolute finest… [a] gem of a play.” — Edward Hong, The Nerd of Color