Suggestion Thursday

Day Two Hundred and Seventy-Four

Today I went and saw the play Cell written by Cassandra Medley. Here’s the description:

Mo`olelo’s 2015-2016 season will begin with a bang with the hard-hitting world premiere of Cell by Cassandra Medley. In this provocative new play, Rene, an African American corrections officer, helps sister Cerise and niece Gwen get jobs at a detention center for illegal immigrants waiting to be deported. But when Gwen begins to feel more empathy for the detainees, she finds herself at odds with the detention center’s rules against fraternization and issues of race, class, and immigration are hit head-on.

Four actors, incredible stage design, and a message that will leave you feeling as if you had been punched in the gut (in the best way possible). I do not know if this play will be performed anywhere else, anytime soon, but if you ever have the chance, go. Especially since refugees and detention centers are being highlighted on the world stage at the moment.

Until Tomorrow,

~WCG