←Recommendations of The Girl(s) Next Door

  • Lana Scott Stringer: The Girl(s) Next Door by Nubia Monks
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    A concept that absolutely demands complete engrossment of the audience, and a bone-chilling conclusion. A deeply fascinating examination of activism and “activism.”

    A concept that absolutely demands complete engrossment of the audience, and a bone-chilling conclusion. A deeply fascinating examination of activism and “activism.”

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  • Joanna Castle-Miller: The Girl(s) Next Door by Nubia Monks
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    One of the most powerful theatrical takes on empathy and allyship I've read. Monks viscerally shows the pain of the world ignoring Black women's trauma, even while generously offering a new path and giving voice to the stories that should have been told long ago. The Girl(s) Next Door is a really powerful statement about what is required of white women if we truly want to be intersectional and stand in solidarity with other survivors. It will stay with me for a long, long time, and I hope to see it produced.

    One of the most powerful theatrical takes on empathy and allyship I've read. Monks viscerally shows the pain of the world ignoring Black women's trauma, even while generously offering a new path and giving voice to the stories that should have been told long ago. The Girl(s) Next Door is a really powerful statement about what is required of white women if we truly want to be intersectional and stand in solidarity with other survivors. It will stay with me for a long, long time, and I hope to see it produced.

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  • Shaun Leisher: The Girl(s) Next Door by Nubia Monks
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    This play is a real punch in the gut. PRODUCE THIS PLAY!!!

    This play is a real punch in the gut. PRODUCE THIS PLAY!!!

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  • Maximillian Gill: The Girl(s) Next Door by Nubia Monks
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    This play is simply stunning. The set-up is deceptively simple: two roommates, one white and one black, negotiate the daily challenges of living with another person while also treading around the racial divide. Yet what Monks does with this premise is astounding. The various micro-aggressions compound and drive the narrative with a deftly handled tension. I was continually impressed by how effortlessly Monks maintains interest and variety in what is essentially a two-hander. The way the piece connects quotidian racist attitudes with the epidemic of violence against black women is bold and...

    This play is simply stunning. The set-up is deceptively simple: two roommates, one white and one black, negotiate the daily challenges of living with another person while also treading around the racial divide. Yet what Monks does with this premise is astounding. The various micro-aggressions compound and drive the narrative with a deftly handled tension. I was continually impressed by how effortlessly Monks maintains interest and variety in what is essentially a two-hander. The way the piece connects quotidian racist attitudes with the epidemic of violence against black women is bold and breathtaking. A formidable work.

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