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Tyler Jeffreys

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“Once on this Island”: Musical Revelations of Class vs. Race, at CCCT, El Cerrito

“Once on this Island”: Musical Revelations of Class vs. Race, at CCCT, El Cerrito

June 22, 2019 Tyler Jeffreys

Millennial Notes Ahren & Flaherty Bless us with Smooth Tunes by Tyler Jeffreys “Once on this Island” portrays a team of Caribbean gods using a young woman’s life to construct their doctrine. Since the Europeans conquered the “Jewel of the Antilles,” the native Storytellers have been teaching the islanders about their lost gods and…

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“Kiss My Aztec!” Explodes with Color & Music, at Berkeley Rep

“Kiss My Aztec!” Explodes with Color & Music, at Berkeley Rep

June 10, 2019 Tyler Jeffreys

Millennial Notes Leguizamo & Taccone Transform Latin Colonial History by Tyler Jeffreys Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.                                                                                                          —George Orwell (1984) “Kiss my Aztec!” conjures up an ancient indigenous identity that lurks in all our DNA. As the cast sings at the end: “The World…

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“Far, Far Better Things” Foresees Women’s Triumphs, at TheatreFirst, Berkeley

“Far, Far Better Things” Foresees Women’s Triumphs, at TheatreFirst, Berkeley

May 7, 2019 Tyler Jeffreys

Millennial Notes Geetha Reddy Forges Revolutionary Alliances by Tyler Jeffreys A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other. —Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities In “Far, Far Better Things,” although two women share bonds of color, single motherhood, and…

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“Urban Retreat” Exposes Minstrelsy of Pop Culture, at Lorraine Hansberry, S.F.

“Urban Retreat” Exposes Minstrelsy of Pop Culture, at Lorraine Hansberry, S.F.

March 31, 2019 Tyler Jeffreys

 A. Zell Williams Reclaims the Black Man’s Humanity by Tyler Jeffreys & Robert M. Gardner “The Urban Retreat” shows us that Hip Hop is the new slavery. We follow MC Trench Deep, as he goes from a fabricated performer to a vulnerable artist. Thugalicious Hip Hop star Trench Deep thinks he’s finally made it,…

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