Charm
Mixed Blood Theatre
1501 S 4th Street Minneapolis
A beguiling comic drama revolving around Mama Darleena, an African American trans woman in her 60s teaching an etiquette class to trans youth experiencing homelessness in a LGBTQI Chicago community center. Her students range in sexuality, race, and gender identity from a Latina trans woman, to a cisgender couple, to a member of a local gang, to a gay suburban teen. They fight each other and their instructor in equal measure, struggle through their daily battles with poverty, prejudice, and personal identity, seek solace in each other, succeed and fail separately and together. While loneliness, personal demons, and anti-social reactions dominate much of their lives, ultimately the rules of charm become rules for living. CHARM is a beautifully drawn portrait of pain, kindness, and an LGBTQI community.
Thru - May 8, 2016
Price: $20
Box Office: 612-338-6131
www.mixedblood.com
Nearby Restaurants
Charm Reviews
Star Tribune - Somewhat Recommended
"...In terms of acting and stagecraft, the result is, well, a little more mixed. Some of the actors, like Barlow and Waweru, have strong training, and know how to slide into the skin of their characters. Others, including lead actor Brown, are not able to fully lose themselves in their roles. On opening night, Brown was a little at sea, and often seemed to be posing."
Read Full Review
|
|