←Recommendations of I Go Somewhere Else

  • Cheryl Bear: I Go Somewhere Else by Inda Craig-Galván
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    A truly moving exploration of motherhood that delves into the effects of the complex relationship we had to ours on our identity and the journey forward. Well done.

    A truly moving exploration of motherhood that delves into the effects of the complex relationship we had to ours on our identity and the journey forward. Well done.

    ”
  • Nick Malakhow: I Go Somewhere Else by Inda Craig-Galván
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    An exquisite play that examines family trauma, mother-daughter relationships, loneliness, mental health, and the intersection of those things with race and gender. Lanny/Langree/Tabitha's relationship with her Blackness and self image, and how that is inextricably tied with the self image of her mother is so potently explored here. The separation of Lanny into three parts (and how those parts interact) is a brilliant device to heighten the sense that, as we grow, we both try to leave behind who we were and wish for a peek into the unknowable future to confirm that we make it through.

    An exquisite play that examines family trauma, mother-daughter relationships, loneliness, mental health, and the intersection of those things with race and gender. Lanny/Langree/Tabitha's relationship with her Blackness and self image, and how that is inextricably tied with the self image of her mother is so potently explored here. The separation of Lanny into three parts (and how those parts interact) is a brilliant device to heighten the sense that, as we grow, we both try to leave behind who we were and wish for a peek into the unknowable future to confirm that we make it through.

    ”
  • Leelee Jackson: I Go Somewhere Else by Inda Craig-Galván
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    This is one of the most powerful narratives that explores Black girls with not so warm and loving mothers. This play is a testament to a non-commercialized understanding of complex relationships between mother and daughter and the role colorism plays in natal relationships. My friend was able to address to real life issues with her mother after witnessing this play, which shows how it works even after curtains. I Go Somewhere Else is a revelation and testament to the times.

    This is one of the most powerful narratives that explores Black girls with not so warm and loving mothers. This play is a testament to a non-commercialized understanding of complex relationships between mother and daughter and the role colorism plays in natal relationships. My friend was able to address to real life issues with her mother after witnessing this play, which shows how it works even after curtains. I Go Somewhere Else is a revelation and testament to the times.

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  • Hannah C Langley: I Go Somewhere Else by Inda Craig-Galván
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    It’s taken me over a week to process this play. But all I can say is that it was one of the most powerful and transcendent pieces about mothers, daughters, and trauma, I’ve had the pleasure to see on-stage. To tell you any more about the story would do you a disservice. Just prepare for a flood of feels that will make you hug your child/parent close when you get home.

    It’s taken me over a week to process this play. But all I can say is that it was one of the most powerful and transcendent pieces about mothers, daughters, and trauma, I’ve had the pleasure to see on-stage. To tell you any more about the story would do you a disservice. Just prepare for a flood of feels that will make you hug your child/parent close when you get home.

    ”
  • David Hansen: I Go Somewhere Else by Inda Craig-Galván
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    Our narrator, as a child, asks, "Aren't we supposed to love everybody? No matter what they've done to hurt us in the past?" When someone we love hurts us, we assume it is something we have done to deserve it. Even a blameless child thinks this. In this moving and insightful play, the playwright deftly lays out the story of a troubling mother-figure, leaving it squarely at our feet to understand her and to forgive her, as we strive to understand and forgive our own mothers. The way we hope our children may one day understand and forgive us.

    Our narrator, as a child, asks, "Aren't we supposed to love everybody? No matter what they've done to hurt us in the past?" When someone we love hurts us, we assume it is something we have done to deserve it. Even a blameless child thinks this. In this moving and insightful play, the playwright deftly lays out the story of a troubling mother-figure, leaving it squarely at our feet to understand her and to forgive her, as we strive to understand and forgive our own mothers. The way we hope our children may one day understand and forgive us.

    ”