Reviews

“Astonishing… visionary direction”
—Lily Janiak | San Francisco Chronicle
“A moving, emotional, must-see experience”
—Emily S. Mendel | Berkeleyside
“It’s a stunningly powerful piece of theater that takes overwhelming injustice as the inspiration to make something oddly beautiful.”
—Sam Hurwitt | The Mercury News
“Original and compelling”
—Jeffrey Edalatpour | SFWEEKLY
“Shotgun Players and Lorraine Hansberry Theatre have created a ‘Kill Move Paradise’ that ranks as a masterful work of dramatic art.”
—Jesse Marley and Barry David Horwitz | THEATRIUS
“Ugly truths have been cleverly demonstrated”
—Jim Gladstone | Bay Area Reporter

 

“Crackling, live-wire energy”
—Nicole Gluckstern | KQED
“A powerful, experimental piece that deals frankly with how society deals with its fear of black bodies.”
—David John Chávez | BayAreaPlays.com
“Relevant, moving and very creative”
—Carol Benet | ForAllEvents
“A provocative drama”
—George Heymont | My Cultural Landscape
Kill Move Paradise is not only one of the best shows I’ve seen this year, it’s a reminder that every name we’ve seen in news reports and hashtags is connected to a life. More importantly, a soul.”
—Charles Lewis III | The Thinking Man's Idiot
“Darryl V. Jones’s direction is both witty and compassionate”
—Robert Hall | The Piedmont Post