See it if You want a look at a world you may not know exists, boldly staged.
Don't see it if You don't want to see an all-female company at the top of their game. Read more
See it if This is such a thoughtful piece about Black culture, colorism, and the impacts of white supremacy that seep even into Black social spaces.
Don't see it if It’s not a traditional narrative, and the characters don’t have full arcs, so it may not satisfy viewers looking for more standard fare
See it if If you like new theater with a cast and crew of all Black Women/Femmes. Almost nothing I’ve ever seen acknowledged their perspective so well
Don't see it if If you don’t have patience for a plot that will reveal itself as it goes. It’s very character driven. Read more
See it if you like shows that entertain but also make you think, particularly new work by an all-Black femme creative team!
Don't see it if you expect a pure celebration of cotillion culture.
See it if For a look inside of a specific culture and Scene and how it affects black women.
Don't see it if You don’t like lovely enjoyable theatre.
"The play proceeds with flecks of surrealism inside pointed commentary about the intersection of race and gender in America...But even with these rough edges, 'The Cotillion' makes a happy marriage of deep reflection and campy fun."
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" 'The Cotillion' will cut you deep. Its humor will bring you to laugh and smile, white its undercurrent guts you with the truths that black women must face and the position they have been put in."
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