“ A play with a talking rat, the Bronx burning--and hip-hop! Ruthless real-estate profiteering stalks in the background, pushing a young black man to make a dangerous choice. I loved the nuanced characters, the vivid sense of a time and place, and the fierce fire at the heart of this play. Wry, funny, tragic, and scalpel-sharp in its dissection of the ties that bind--both family and community. A gorgeous play. ”

“ Outstanding. Bold, confident, hyper-realistic and at times surreal. A riveting look at lives in a Bronx housing project in the '70s that's all too current, as the playwright connects the failed and fiery hopes and small victories of a family to slaves longing for freedom and movie stereotypes of African Americans. Strong, engaging characters in seamless scenes that end at the perfect moment. Full of naturally erupting music, movement and spectacle, this will be a thought-provoking and exhilarating piece of theatre. ”