←Recommendations of WHEN THEY SEE ME (ONE ACT VERSION)

  • Jillian Blevins: WHEN THEY SEE ME (ONE ACT VERSION) by Twinkle Burke
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    The magical-realist premise of Burke's play is an incisive combination of body-horror and the perils of whitewashing and respectability politics. This mother-son face-off explores an uncomfortable and perennial question: are oppressed people stronger when they remain connected to their cultural and familial history, or are they able to do more good if they distance themselves from their people and their past? I look forward to hearing more from Twinkle Burke's thoughtful and daring perspective.

    The magical-realist premise of Burke's play is an incisive combination of body-horror and the perils of whitewashing and respectability politics. This mother-son face-off explores an uncomfortable and perennial question: are oppressed people stronger when they remain connected to their cultural and familial history, or are they able to do more good if they distance themselves from their people and their past? I look forward to hearing more from Twinkle Burke's thoughtful and daring perspective.

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  • Alli Hartley-Kong: WHEN THEY SEE ME (ONE ACT VERSION) by Twinkle Burke
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    This is a stunning play that I would love to see produced. It takes a "freaky Friday" concept and adds so much more to it. The strength of the play is the strength of the authenticity of the relationships and the honesty of experience and perspective Burke brings to this. I look forward to reading more plays by this playwright.

    This is a stunning play that I would love to see produced. It takes a "freaky Friday" concept and adds so much more to it. The strength of the play is the strength of the authenticity of the relationships and the honesty of experience and perspective Burke brings to this. I look forward to reading more plays by this playwright.

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  • Emma Goldman-Sherman: WHEN THEY SEE ME (ONE ACT VERSION) by Twinkle Burke
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    THIS! It's a great concept but Burke is also able to make it much more than a parlor trick - this has legs and moves me. Hell, it carries me along into some fabulous territory - our racist world - in a new way. This creates meaning and takes the piece and its audience to a whole other level of real. I look forward to seeing it staged! MUST BE PRODUCED. Burke is a treasure!

    THIS! It's a great concept but Burke is also able to make it much more than a parlor trick - this has legs and moves me. Hell, it carries me along into some fabulous territory - our racist world - in a new way. This creates meaning and takes the piece and its audience to a whole other level of real. I look forward to seeing it staged! MUST BE PRODUCED. Burke is a treasure!

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  • Jordan Elizabeth Henry: WHEN THEY SEE ME (ONE ACT VERSION) by Twinkle Burke
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    What a stunning play -- I agree with the other recommendations: this play must be staged. An utterly unique concept with layers of meaning and conflict that go so much deeper than the surface level. I can't wait to be introduced to more of Burke's writing.

    What a stunning play -- I agree with the other recommendations: this play must be staged. An utterly unique concept with layers of meaning and conflict that go so much deeper than the surface level. I can't wait to be introduced to more of Burke's writing.

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  • Chas Belov: WHEN THEY SEE ME (ONE ACT VERSION) by Twinkle Burke
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    A Twilight Zone episode for the Black Lives Matter age. The mother and son relationship reads as authentic; the mother's hopes, dreams, and worries for her son clash with the son's idealism and boldness. I was moved to tears about two-thirds of the way through. I want to see this come to life.

    A Twilight Zone episode for the Black Lives Matter age. The mother and son relationship reads as authentic; the mother's hopes, dreams, and worries for her son clash with the son's idealism and boldness. I was moved to tears about two-thirds of the way through. I want to see this come to life.

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  • James Odin Wade: WHEN THEY SEE ME (ONE ACT VERSION) by Twinkle Burke
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    With one small magical-realist convention, Burke's play shines the harsh light of day on the bleak realities Black families deal with across generations. What begins as an energetic quest for justice turns into a sadder, more powerful meditation on how to move forward.

    With one small magical-realist convention, Burke's play shines the harsh light of day on the bleak realities Black families deal with across generations. What begins as an energetic quest for justice turns into a sadder, more powerful meditation on how to move forward.

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