See it if you want to see a poignant and timely expression of the frustrations HIV-positive black men face
Don't see it if difficult subjects or nudity bother you or you are triggered by mentions of suicide
See it if you want to see a unique approach to discussing the aids crisis. Told creatively with humor and love without blame or guilt. Talented cast
Don't see it if you don't want to hear anything about aids or you need a complex set.
See it if you like intense political and very personal dramas with some humor.
Don't see it if You only like very traditional plays that don't have a message.
See it if You are interested in American Black culture. You are interested in the relationship between the stigma of physical illness and self esteem
Don't see it if You do not like simulated sex on stage (although it is not gratuitous). You prefer lighter fare. You are not interested in minorities Read more
See it if You want to see non traditional theater with moving relevant themes
Don't see it if You like linear plays
See it if if the fact that one in two gay African-American men will contract HIV startles you, and you want to hear more.
Don't see it if you cannot empathize with those on the margins. This is an enlightening antidote to the mostly white world in The Inheritance. Read more
See it if astonishing experience exploring the dynamic of young black gay men-all three actors rotate the parts decided randomly. stays with you
Don't see it if Stories with gay themes, male nudity, suicide ideology are triggers. Unconventional theatricality-don’t likeshows that break the fourth Wall
See it if Want to see a play tackle delicate, but deeply relevant, subject matter; okay with bare-bones set design
Don't see it if Don't like minimally staged shows, don't want to engage with heavy/sensitive subject matter with a sad ending Read more
"A powerful look at the struggles of HIV-positive gay black men…A clear interpretation is never overtly defined, only alluded to… While playwright Donja R. Love ends the piece on a dark note, its mission is clear: to motivate the audience to change the grim statistic of the title."
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Score: 95% " excellent writing is raw and revealing - laced with irony and even humor. Jamyl Dobson, Leland Fowler and Edward Mawere give courageous, soul baring performances that leave no room for doubt. Now, as when the AIDS epidemic was at its height, silence equals death."
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"The action of the play is raw, graphic, intense, powerfully cathartic, and disturbing. The men share the shame they feel, the isolation, the difficult encounters with family, the visits to clinics and the support groups, the absurdity of 'the right of passage for Black queer men.'"
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"Well-written and brilliantly acted. Its often-penetrating script, however, is a bit too stylistically gimmicky and didactically oriented to invite full emotional participation…As much a polemic as a dramatic exercise. Too often…despite its humor and pathos, the polemics dominate the drama."
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"Donja R. Love's new play, 'One in Two,' captures the truth, humor, pain, love and realism of being a full-fledged human: specifically, a black, gay or bisexual man living with HIV. It's a beautiful, albeit graphic, story of Donté, a community, a life-many lives."
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