One in Two
Closed 1h 25m
One in Two
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One in Two NYC Reviews and Tickets

78%
(125 Ratings)
Positive
87%
Mixed
10%
Negative
3%
Members say
Thought-provoking, Great acting, Relevant, Absorbing, Ambitious

About the Show

This world premiere from Donja R. Love, inspired by his 10th anniversary of being HIV positive, offers an unflinching portrait of being Black and queer today.

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Show-Score Member Reviews (125)

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175 Reviews | 30 Followers
98
Intelligent, Profound, Riveting, Thought-provoking, Masterful

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

269 Reviews | 81 Followers
96
Great writing, Hilarious, Great acting, Challenging, Relevant

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.

52 Reviews | 1 Follower
93
Absurdist, Intelligent, Great acting, Ambitious

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

111 Reviews | 46 Followers
92
Fabulous!, Great writing, Great staging, Great acting, Entertaining

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

446 Reviews | 81 Followers
91
Poignant, Great writing, Absurd

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

712 Reviews | 401 Followers
91
Great acting, Great staging, Resonant, Great writing, Absorbing

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.

206 Reviews | 42 Followers
90
Ambitious, Great acting, Great staging, Great writing, Thought-provoking

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

314 Reviews | 52 Followers
88
Great acting, Ambitious, Profound, Relevant, Thought-provoking

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 Reviews (13)

The New York Times
December 10th, 2019

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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Time Out New York
December 10th, 2019

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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Theatermania
December 10th, 2019

"'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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BroadwayWorld
December 29th, 2019

"Donja R. Love's Absurdist Drama one in two Demands Attention For Black Gay Male HIV+ Realities"
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Lighting & Sound America
December 10th, 2019

"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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New York Stage Review
December 10th, 2019

3/5 Stars. "Donja R. Love explores the reality of the black HIV-positive gay man."
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New York Stage Review
December 10th, 2019

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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TheaterScene.net
December 27th, 2019

"'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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