Rastus and Hattie by Lisa Langford

Needra and Marlene enjoy a perfect post-racial friendship until two problematic Black robots (and a glitch in the time-space continuum) make them confront their ideas about race and the value of the past.
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Rastus and Hattie

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  • Mackenzie Raine Kirkman:
    20 Jan. 2022
    “ More than any other modern playwright Langford knows how to use robots and messy time blimps to their absolute best by answering as few questions as she can about how they got in the play and focusing entirely on why they're in the play in the first place. It's a thing of beauty. ”
  • Craig Ester:
    18 Jan. 2022
    “ A beautifully creative meditation on the common trauma we share from America's difficult past. In addition to a wonderfully innovative premise, the show is also as funny as it is heart wrenching. ”
  • Cheryl Bear:
    25 Aug. 2020
    “ A marvelous exploration that explores the lessons of generations on the present and the fundamental integration of trauma into our being. We can recognize the preciousness of the past and decide to keep living with optimism and hope. Beautifully done. ”
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