Letters In The Dirt NYC Reviews and Tickets

84%

(10 Reviews)

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Members say

Relevant, Thought-provoking, Resonant, Ambitious, Absorbing

About the Show

Immersive and surreal, this new drama places its audience face-to-face with Aiyana Jones — a seven-year-old girl killed by police in a botched raid in 2010 in Detroit, now a symbol in the Movement for Black Lives.

Structured like a game-ritual, the show lands it audience in a mysterious purgatory the night after Aiyana’s killing, where they are greeted by a chorus of black children, invited to play a game, and provided objects that were once a part of Aiyana’s life. To “play,” the audience must use their objects to guide her through her memories to an understanding of her death. Participants learn her favorite playground games, and dream aloud with her about if “we was all free.” All while celebrating black imagination and vulnerability.

Member Reviews (10)

Powerful, Resonant, Confusing, Immersive, Great singing

See it if You are interested in a wrenching, surrealistic work about a botched police raid resulting in the death of a black child.

Don't see it if You don't want to go to Brooklyn, don't enjoy immersive or intimate shows, or struggle with stories about children experiencing violence.

Absorbing, Resonant, Relevant, Profound, Refreshing

See it if you want an immersive piece of story-telling, thought-provoking and moving. Wonderfully written.

Don't see it if the subject matter, Black Lives Matter & Death, puts you off - but this is important art, reflecting a brutal reality. A must see piece. Read more