This story concept written by James Baldwin was a genius idea.. There was a mentioning of this piece flopping on broadway, but the sheer provocative power and impact that such an entrance could ensue.. I think a piece like this should be broadened upon and shaped better.. Having a 2019 expansion on the idea of dividing everyone during the show into racial and gender status.. And let everyone choose for themselves.. The only thing is, what would you have a play about? That’s my only question.. If you have such an immersive play that’s bringing awareness to racial label.. What happens after the lights go off?? I really like it.. Things like this have such an interesting impact when done the right way.. I would actually really enjoy seeing this done in a broad form, more reserved ..
While reading some of the monuments pieces I felt as if each of them had something that they needed to prove. For example, for the Tate piece felt the need to expose what history has done to people. Each level exposed how much each person was taken advantage of in service of someone else. For the rumors of war piece exposed the whole idealism of the past resurrecting a past historical leader to make sure that the event does not happen again. The Bracero monument exposed all of the work that the people of that time had done in order to make sure that not another person is taken advantage of again. But truth be told, all of these monuments have come with some sort of backlash. The bracero monument had gotten criticism for stating that the braceros were free to do what they wished. From what the article had stated that was not the truth. It was merely one persons interpretation of what a bracero was, b...
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