The Uninvited Press
“As with Stranger Disease, Chris Kaminstein and Kiyoko McCrae serve as lead writers and directors. They have created a phenomenal intimacy between actors & audiences, and, through the script’s language and overall playing style, an excellently evocative atmosphere that takes us back nearly 150 years. Seeing this story of race and class in its actual setting, an important French Quarter locale and popular tourist destination, provides an ineffably powerful authenticity.”
“The unique storytelling style of the immersive environment is exceptionally engaging, as the talented cast delivers an intimate, moving portrayal of characters in crisis. ”
“I am at a loss for words, which is no small feat. As a queer woman white a white father and black mother, attending with my multi-racial wife, this was intensely challenging, and above all, necessary. The fact that I am writing this adorned in a tignon is nothing short of poetic justice. It was all I could do not to become part of each scene with my own outbursts, and to not trip the white league character while he walked by! I’m blown away. ”
“Wow! Wow! Wow! My heart is in so much pain! What an incredible cast! This was such an amazing experience. I can’t thank you enough for this. Wow. I will remember this forever. What planning and perfection had to happen for this to work. I’m in awe.”
“It is a relief to have the realities of our history of racial oppression and atrocities brought into a public venue…to widen the lens through which we view our past, rather than just looking at the glorious experiences of the wealthy whites without the expense at which that came. ”
“Definitely one of the most powerful live performances of theater or generally of art that I’ve ever seen. ”
“I could not stay. Not one more minute. Because what [was] created, what [was] performed is extraordinary. I could not stand in the terror of my ancestors for a second time and yet this was their lives everyday. For that I feel shame. For that I am grateful. ”