Millennial Notes Erika Dickerson-Despenza Delivers a Force of Nature by Beau McGlasson It can be a challenge to find joy and beauty in the face of cruelty, racism, and government failings. Sometimes it can even feel impossible. Erika Dickerson-Despenza’s difficult and heart-rending “shadow/land” responds to real oppression and racism with visible Black joy. She…
Millennial Notes Yngvild Aspeli Creates a Beautifully Dark Epic by Beau McGlasson Melville’s Moby Dick: a ship captain descends into madness, pursues a massive white whale, and encounters the darkness of the human spirit. At the Public Theater’s “Under the Radar” Festival, Plexus Polaire, a French-Norwegian company, delivers their version of “Moby Dick.” It’s…
Millennial Notes Jasmine Lee-Jones Balances Razor Wit & Raw Vulnerability by Beau McGlasson Award-winning Jasmine Lee-Jones brings her sharp-witted and hilarious Twitter-fueled play to the “Under the Radar Festival” at the New York Public Theater. Dynamic performances from Tia Bannon and Leanne Henlon energize Jones’s hyper-online script, bringing her surreal deep dive into online…
Millennial Notes Timothy White Eagle Invites Us to His Room of Pleasure & Grief by Beau McGlasson Life’s shocking juxtapositions live at the heart of Timothy White Eagle’s exhilarating immersive theater experience, “The Indigo Room.” White Eagle’s beautiful, emotional, and vulnerable performance piece contrasts sorrow with joy, play with struggle, and maximal-ism with minimalism….