See it if you are open to seeing the world from the perspective of a black, queer, HIV+ person. The staging and the writing are BRILLIANT.
Don't see it if you're homophobic. Read more
See it if You want to be moved and challenged, frightened and receive a gift of creativity. Donja R Love will touch your heart and soul
Don't see it if You don’t care about gay people, especially black ones finding their way through a sometimes difficult life.
See it if This is a thoughtful play — there is real intelligence behind how this play progresses — behind its absurdist structure (think “No Exit”).
Don't see it if I don’t quite get this part of the critique — if a play is excellent in many ways — people should see it and then judge for themselves. Read more
See it if you want theatre that pushes the envelope, new ways to tell stories, immersive inclusive fun surprising unusual and lots of fast changes!
Don't see it if narrative fourth wall Naturalism is your thing - this is not that. Don't go if watching men screw is an issue for you - even artfully done
See it if you’re troubled by the question “what is an appropriate way to tell a specifically black story?”
Don't see it if you are unreasonably frightened by the bucking of theatrical conventions
See it if Moving performances on the topic of being a gay Black & HIV man & handling the phobia in the black community. Donja Love Is a gem!
Don't see it if You are uncomfortable about LGBT topics or the Black community, this will not be your play.
See it if you like plays about the black experience, you like unique concepts of playwrighting
Don't see it if you are looking for the standard play format, don't like plays about AIDS or the black experience Read more
See it if you want to see a play about how the AIDS crisis is still affecting the gay black community. One in 2 gay black men are infected with AIDS!
Don't see it if if you want to see a black play about the AIDS crisis.
CRITIC’S PICK. "Counting on Compassion in ‘one in two’: Donja R. Love’s powerful play balances tenderness and fury to explore how H.I.V. has become a ”hidden emergency” in the black community."
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4/5 Stars "Raw, intense and surreal...Initially, the play’s tonal shifts and lack of details may confound...But Love knows how messy, overwhelming and confusing living with HIV can be. His play channels that experience while serving as a blunt wake-up call that the epidemic is far from over."
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"'One in Two' Looks at the Absurdity of Being a Black, Queer, HIV-Positive Man: Donja R. Love's semiautobiographical play makes its world premiere."
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"Donja R. Love's Absurdist Drama one in two Demands Attention For Black Gay Male HIV+ Realities"
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"While one in two has its blatant PSA moments, it adds to the burst of new writing from black gay playwrights -- including Robert O'Hara, Jeremy O. Harris, and Michael R. Jackson -- who are providing theatregoers with so much to talk about right now."
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3/5 Stars. "Donja R. Love explores the reality of the black HIV-positive gay man."
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3/5 Stars. "The sadly familiar story of a black man living with HIV gets an absurdist twist in this lively and smartly crafted look at an issue that unfortunately needs to be constantly addressed."
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"'one in two' uses many non-realistic resources of theater to tell its story. While the play does not have a great many revelations, it does have several theatrical surprises. It also may just be the first play to recount the story of Black gay men who are HIV positive and ultimately offer hope."
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