Reviews
“‘The Magnolia Ballet’ is the race relations play you need to see right now”
“Poetic and fluid as your pawpaw’s yarns spun down by the river”
“Brain-exploding… As Guest’s collage-like script does the vital, healing work of historical reframing, it rejects caricature.””
“Healing work of historical reframing”
“Marquis’ balletic staging matches the nigh-impossible balance Guest’s script strikes.”
“The Magnolia Ballet” tackles hate without an ounce of hatefulness… at the very least, it asks us to be brave enough to look at what’s inside.”
Lily Janiak
– SF Chronicle
Beautifully staged”
“Marquis’ lyrical staging and four outstanding performances make The Magnolia Ballet a very special gift.”
Patrick Thomas
– Broadway World
FROM THE AUDIENCE
“good acting, we were on stage and it was very intimate”
“The best play I’ve seen at Shotgun Players so far!”
“this show was perhaps the most moving and thought-provoking experience of them all”