←Recommendations of black kitchen sink

  • Cheryl Bear: black kitchen sink by Rachel Lynett
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    A powerful look at abuse within a family and the silent observers. When will the cycle be broken and when will people no longer watch from the sidelines?

    A powerful look at abuse within a family and the silent observers. When will the cycle be broken and when will people no longer watch from the sidelines?

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  • Rachel Luann Strayer: black kitchen sink by Rachel Lynett
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    A compelling and poignant family drama that wrestles with abuse and the culpability of those who knew and did nothing. The more I got to know this family, the more I felt like I knew them already. I hope it's staged soon and often.

    A compelling and poignant family drama that wrestles with abuse and the culpability of those who knew and did nothing. The more I got to know this family, the more I felt like I knew them already. I hope it's staged soon and often.

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  • Emma Goldman-Sherman: black kitchen sink by Rachel Lynett
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    What a brilliant kitchen sink drama where the female characters get to claim abuses suffered at the hands of the patriarch and drown the dead in the lake, to show the scars wrought and take that history as power for the future. I'm grateful for this drama and all its lyrical and bold dialogue that gets to the heart of familial familiar hierarchies and tries to turn them around.

    What a brilliant kitchen sink drama where the female characters get to claim abuses suffered at the hands of the patriarch and drown the dead in the lake, to show the scars wrought and take that history as power for the future. I'm grateful for this drama and all its lyrical and bold dialogue that gets to the heart of familial familiar hierarchies and tries to turn them around.

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  • Nick Malakhow: black kitchen sink by Rachel Lynett
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    Rachel Lynett beautifully takes on the genre of play that Leah Nanako Winkler dubs the "white-people-by-the-water" family drama and brilliantly avoids the tropes/traps that make those plays fusty, self-pity festivals. Lynett explores family trauma, grief, and cycles of misogynistic violence with infinitely interesting and well-drawn characters. She does so in a way that illustrates exactly how toxic patriarchy destroys, but without showcasing or giving airtime to that patriarchal specter himself. Rather, Lynett's primary focus on Alison and the women in her family provides a sympathetic and...

    Rachel Lynett beautifully takes on the genre of play that Leah Nanako Winkler dubs the "white-people-by-the-water" family drama and brilliantly avoids the tropes/traps that make those plays fusty, self-pity festivals. Lynett explores family trauma, grief, and cycles of misogynistic violence with infinitely interesting and well-drawn characters. She does so in a way that illustrates exactly how toxic patriarchy destroys, but without showcasing or giving airtime to that patriarchal specter himself. Rather, Lynett's primary focus on Alison and the women in her family provides a sympathetic and bittersweet POV while also illustrating just how these damaging cycles are perpetuated.

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  • Jamil Jude: black kitchen sink by Rachel Lynett
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    Well-written play by a fantastic writer. Explores the traumas experienced by families, especially families of color, that go unmentioned for far too long and the effects it has on the entire family. Characters are well conceived and that action on stage creates a compelling event. Highly recommend.

    Well-written play by a fantastic writer. Explores the traumas experienced by families, especially families of color, that go unmentioned for far too long and the effects it has on the entire family. Characters are well conceived and that action on stage creates a compelling event. Highly recommend.

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  • Paul Vintner: black kitchen sink by Rachel Lynett
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    LOVE this exchange:

    "SETH
    I think most people fear death.

    ALISON
    I’m afraid of everything before it."

    A solid, uncompromising drama with some really handsome dialogue. You are all at once angry with every character and sympathetic. That’s a difficult feat to pull off.

    LOVE this exchange:

    "SETH
    I think most people fear death.

    ALISON
    I’m afraid of everything before it."

    A solid, uncompromising drama with some really handsome dialogue. You are all at once angry with every character and sympathetic. That’s a difficult feat to pull off.

    ”