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See it if you identify as a person of color who wants their story told

Don't see it if you want a story, instead of a theatre piece

See it if you are open to being exposed to both rough and tender moments faced by students of color portrayed by current students who harmonize well.

Don't see it if you have difficulty keeping up with fast talkers, do not like screaming, or want cohesive story from start to finish in a low budget show.

See it if you're a person of color who doesn't feel their story is being told; want to support young actors of color; are a white theater professor.

Don't see it if you're a white person uncomfortable with whiteness being decentered; you're looking for a narrative rather than personal testimonials.

Also This piece is a group of theater students of color reacting to their experiences with white people and whiteness in their studies and professional lives. It has some unpolished elements but is from the heart and full of emotion and catharsis. I recognize that the Affirmation Theatre Company is doing this show for themselves and other PoC who don't have a platform, and I look forward to seeing their continued work in the future.... Read more Read less

See it if If you have a college age student of color in your life

Don't see it if You don’t care about the struggles of college students of color and what they are faced with a predominately white colleges

See it if You want to see the raw dissatifaction of a group of students of color at NYU Tisch.

Don't see it if U r offended by cacophonous, angry, aspiring members of the entertainment world who seem to b protesting their NYU Tisch faculty treatment.