"There is also the challenge of faithfully telling a story that encompasses a great deal of pain — along with humor and joy and tender affection — without reducing it to a Black trauma narrative. In both script and staging, this 55-minute show feels foiled by all of that, its characters and incidents too briefly sketched to gather the necessary force and weight."
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"With a script taken directly from Angelou's text (courtesy of Idris Goodwin and Janna Segal), it's certainly not dumbed down or overly sanitized. In fact, it even comes with a content warning, though its triggering content is still relatively tame. Directed by Khalis Davis, 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings' is lyrical, powerful, and deeply engaging: a beautiful introduction and/or tribute to Maya Angelou's groundbreaking work."
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