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Company Cypher presents the world premiere of a drama about the community of New Orleans' Lower 9th Ward as it struggles to survive in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
... Read moreThree years after Hurricane Katrina, the wounds of New Orleans’ Lower 9th Ward continue to fester. While the rest of the country's attention drifts, fourteen-year-old runaway Kali is forced to pick through the wreckage of what used to be her life. Rhyming, stealing, and scamming her way through the neighborhood, she grapples with the real cost of what she lost and the even higher cost of moving forward.
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- National Black Theatre (Harlem)
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See it if you like to be transported by well-drawn characters and want to feel closer to your humanity.
Don't see it if you want to see some fluff.
See it if love verse, urban stories, love New Orleans, theatrical language, social justice, plays with strong ensembles, strong female characters
Don't see it if you want musical theatre gooey happy claptrap
See it if you like stories that are about social justice without being didactic and if you like stories that have rich characters and emotional truths
Don't see it if See it!!!
See it if the world has ever broken your heart. A vignette of a world disastrously changed. But maybe in small ways, changed for the better.
Don't see it if ummmm. I honestly can't imagine why someone would not enjoy this beautiful production.
See it if U love great writing with a social conscience that forces you to question and look at how tragedy and really all decisions impact society
Don't see it if U dislike strong writing & spoken verse with depth and meaning or if you like to live in a bubble and not think about those less fortunate
See it if You're interested in a smartly written/acted/directed show that'll leave you thinking about the future of New Orleans and our society.
Don't see it if Really just see it.
See it if You love a story with a lot of heart, want to hear from the perspective of a family that lived through Katrina. Great spoken word passages.
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See it if You love great writing and acting
Don't see it if You dont want to be moved and bored.
See it if You like theatre that matters. The subject material and themes of this play are so important
Don't see it if You are uncomfortable with heavy and dark plays