Chicago Reader: Plays about Black women and the effects (tangential or otherwise) of COVID-19 are having a moment on Chicago stages this winter. MPAACT just completed their run of Squat by Tina Fakhrid-Deen, in which neighbors and lovers in a Bronzeville condo building struggle with their relationships while sheltering in place. COVID cautiousness also shows up in Kristen Adele Calhoun’s Black Cypress Bayou, running through March 15 in a local premiere with Definition Theatre.
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I always love plays about parent-child relationships. I think they are an interesting way of comparing your personal experiences with the different lived experiences of others. Live theater, to me, often feels like the emotions are heightened and more relatable or realistic even if this is not true. I have been having very interesting conversations with my parents and grandparents about AI right now because of how prevalent it is becoming and I think we need to keep having those conversations. These conversations about AI are important to have with our families and on the big stage. One thing I like about this is the exploration of not only parent and teenager relationships but the relationships between teenage friends which feels really relevant with how young people were and are impacted socially and emotionally by the COVID lockdown. I think a lot of the work done about the COVID lockdown has played out a lot of the things people wanted to continue to process but young people's relationships are something I want to be explored more.
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