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Critics praise Black n Blue Boys

posted by Karen McKevitt on Mon, Jun 4, 2012
in Our shows

Dael Orlandersmith. Photo by kevinberne.com

Dael Orlandersmith delivered a stunning opening-night performance of her uncompromising Black n Blue Boys / Broken Men that had audiences on their feet -- some were even whistling. Truly, she is an amazing force of nature onstage.

Here's what the critics say:

“Mesmerizing... Incisively written and masterfully performed... Fierce, uncompromising and alive with sharply observed, humanizing detail... [Orlandersmith] is a riveting performer with an urgent tale to tell.” —SF Chronicle

“Orlandersmith, who riveted audiences with the Pulitzer-nominated Yellowman, lends this play such a piercing sense of honesty that it’s hard to believe it’s not documentary theater... There’s no shaking the intensity of the experience.” —San Jose Mercury News