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  • Artemis Montague:
    3 Aug. 2023
    Both a window and a mirror, in different ways. Beautifully written, moving, and complex.
  • Fin Coe:
    18 Sep. 2019
    Strikes a perfect balance between so many seemingly irreconcilable elements: Sports on stage and the history of an international political incident; lost family and found family; resonant character work and a commitment to (and transcendence of) multiple genres. Really enjoyed the show at the Steppenwolf but this is a script that's powerful no matter where it's done, on whatever kind of budget.
  • Chas Belov:
    18 Dec. 2017
    (Updated March 2019) I saw a production of this at American Conservatory Theatre (San Francisco) and was drawn in by its refusal to make its very real characters "Model Minorities," its sense of history and its balance of humor and seriousness.
  • Sheila Cowley:
    30 Nov. 2017
    This play is delightful and incredibly powerful. The dialogue is mile-a-minute gritty hilarious poetry, action-packed and profound.

    It’s a play about fighting for who you want to be and what happens when you put off that fight.

    The idea that you might never even see a basketball onstage is intriguing and it works, in a ferociously wonderful basketball play.
  • Rachel Bublitz:
    2 Oct. 2017
    From the beginning of the play I was totally sucked into the characters' lives as they fight for basketball, family, and politics. I laughed and cried more than a few times. Highly recommend.
  • Eric Pfeffinger:
    8 Jun. 2017
    A culture-clashing intersection of sports and politics, dramatized with heart and humanity and humor. These characters stick with you long after you leave the theater.