…a chamber opera about racism, erasure, and the heady cocktail
of fear and love black parents feel when they send their kids out into a world that too often
sees them not as a child, but a threat. …intentional and powerful…. In pinpointing and relating the terror racial biases and injustices cause, Kander and Gumbel created one of the most singularly devastating theatrical moments of the last year.”
– THE PITCH, Kansas City’s alternative
newspaper for Arts and Culture