Fireflies

See it if you want to see an author use his considerable skills as a writer (and you should) to trick the audience to forget this is junk.

Don't see it if you require that authors respect their audiences.

Also this is a very talented author being very, very lazy. Much the play is monologue where either dialogue or the protagonist talking to herself is required.

The author has a number of very exciting topics - the civil rights movement, misogyny, spousal abuse, adultery, extreme homophobia, racism, the danger of bringing a child into the world, mental health, lesbianism in the '60s - but explores none of them. Instead he throws velcro darts at a board, hoping the audience doesn't notice and some darts stick.

He tries to destroy anything that doesn't support his queer agenda, including the leaders of the civil rights movement. Each could be a legitimate exercise, if done with some respect, but instead he has a protagonist that has significant mental health issues engaging in a fantasy lesbian relationship with a dead civil rights organizer from NY (obviously no lesbians in Birmingham). Donja R. Love fails to even support his own simplistic agenda... Read more Read less

See it if You like plays about civil rights struggles and like when authors agree with their characters

Don't see it if Machismo swagger bores you

See it if i mean, not really alot of reasons to see this one, its a mess.

Don't see it if you enjoy cohesive, well writen plays, this is a kitchen sink soap opera