Having Our Say NYC Reviews and Tickets

83%

(35 Ratings)

Positive

97%

Mixed

Negative

Members say

Great acting, Delightful, Absorbing, Relevant, Funny

About the Show

Based on the book of the same name, 'Having Our Say' shares the reflections of two sisters who both lived for over a century.

Sadie Delany is 103 and Bessie Delany is 101. They welcome you into their home to share an endearing, true story. Like molasses and vinegar, the Delany sisters have always been opposites; but together, these daughters of a former slave grew up in the Jim Crow South, lived in Harlem during its renaissance, and had professional careers as a teacher and a dentist. While making dinner to remember their father’s birthday, the two sisters tell us of the last century as they lived it – through stories of racial injustice and personal strife, unified by faith, family, and time.

Show-Score Member Reviews (35)

100

Entertaining, Funny, Sad, Great acting, Delightful

See it if The two ladies tell their life of growing up. Its so fill with history good and bad movements. With love for their family.

Don't see it if No action, two beautiful ladies telling their story. Read more

100

Clever, Delightful, Enchanting, Funny, Great acting

See it if love historic dramas and good conversation

Don't see it if you are looking for a musical.

Delightful, Entertaining, Funny

See it if A wonderful production.The two ladies who play the Delaney sisters wre simply marvelous.This story had everything that you could possibly wa

Don't see it if If you need a large stage and lots of folks.Or that you only see"Broadway" productions.This production is for "real"theater goers. Read more

Delightful, Great acting, Refreshing, Great writing, Entertaining

See it if You want to be uplifted by the poignant story of two amazing centanairians.

Don't see it if You are a curmudgeon.

Delightful, Absorbing, Compelling stories, beautifully told

See it if Love TRUE tales re ordinary people w fascinating lives. Want 2 fall in love w the characters & actors who play them. Want a well-told story.

Don't see it if You want more action or fully realized set, aren't interested in oral histories even if presented with charm, find quiet plays boring. Read more

Absorbing, Funny, Great acting, Thought-provoking, Resonant

See it if You want to see some great acting and see history from the eyes of these remarkaeable and funny women.

Don't see it if You don't like two person just speaking plays.

Delightful, Great writing, Great acting, Resonant, Charming & touching

See it if want to hear true stories about black history told by two delightful sisters whose father was a slave.

Don't see it if you can't sit on metal chairs for an hour or two; have no interest in listening to stories about slavery or black history. Read more

Absorbing, Great writing, Great acting, Delightful, Touching

See it if Recreates an interview. The lives of the Delany sisters. Intelligent, successful hundred-year-olds who lived together in Raleigh & Harlem.

Don't see it if See this. It's a first-hand account of surviving and thriving through the Jim Crow era. From 1890's to 1990's

Critic Reviews (1)

"A delightful two-character play...The play moves at a leisurely, but always interesting pace, as the sisters address the audience with a fascinating oral history of their family and the world around them...Carter and Jason, worked beautifully together - totally convincing as sisters who had lived together their whole lives...The play by Emily Mann selected stories that revealed the intelligence, humor, resourcefulness, and dignity of the sisters, two remarkable and most admirable women."
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The Morningside Players