Millennial Notes Cherríe Moraga Works Our Imaginations to the Limit by Bhavani Bindiganavile and Ben Sloan Cherríe Moraga’s “The Mathematics of Love” toggles between Mexico’s early colonial period (roughly 1500) and our contemporary time. Moraga challenges us to see the world through the eyes of a Chicana. All her characters have a past and…
Millennial Notes Kimber Lee Takes Us Behind the Horrific Headlines by Ben Sloan When we watch “brownsville song (b-Side for tray)” at Shotgun Players, we are tasked with a question: Why does the young African-American Tray (Davied Morales) fall like so many others, even though he clearly chooses a better path? The question lingers…
Millennial Notes Brian Katz & Kurt Vonnegut Collude on WWII Drama by Ben Sloan 2017 marks a resurgence of Russian collusion, Neo-Nazis, and American nationalism. What marks the dividing line between shady Russians, and white male oligarchs, like D.T., who now represents the much trumpeted “Freest” country in the world? It’s getting hard to…
Millennial Notes Anna Shneiderman Spotlights Oakland Gentrification Crisis by Ben Sloan “Overnight,” a new play by Oakland’s Flight Deck, thrusts “the now” right in your face. The Flight Deck’s groundbreaking reflection of Oakland is just what the doctor ordered. “Overnight,” conceived by Anna Shneiderman, gives us a glimpse into a world where buildings rise…