←Recommendations of Good Bad People

A powerful and thought provoking play that brings police violence and the systems that support it to the forefront. How will June handle the wishes of her family and the responsibility she feels towards her brother? Well done.

An amazingly rendered ensemble of complex characters. Lynett crafts people who you can totally get behind while never shying away from their flaws, nuances, and questionable decisions. A powerful and deeply intersectional examination of both the fallout of and self-perpetuating systems that create police violence. June, Miriam, and Audre's interactions are so loaded and explore family/generational conflict, the complexities of interracial relationships, respectability politics, and more. Camille's presence adds an excellent and complicated dimension of the role of non-Black nonwhite folks in these issues, and Lucy is a complex exploration of white guilt. Amiri's presence is poignantly felt throughout.

Respectability politics takes center stage as the facade of class and education as saviors for the Black community come crashing down. Great nuance. Rachel's understanding of dialogue is very apparent and the payoffs at every turn are satisfying and well-earned.

Rache Lynett takes a tragic topic out of today's headlines and turns it on its head. This play is refreshingly original. All of the characters are distinctive and flawed. But none of this makes what happened to them any less horrific. A powerful and complex contemporary family drama which needs to be seen.