The show: "The House That Will Not Stand" at New Haven's Yale Repertory Theatre
What makes it special?: Co-world premiere of a play by Marcus Gardley.
First impressions?:
It takes a bit to get into the rhythms, language and music of this
stylized production set in steamy 1836 New Orleans when free women of
color had a measure of power due to the French custom of placage, where
common law relationships with white men were recognized. But
since the Louisiana Purchase, the times are changing —- and not for the
better for this aristocratic household of black women, ruled by a
formidable doyenne.
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