The play about America’s racial tensions in the 1930s seethed then exploded with unspent rage. The whole audience was riveted. Except me.
I was so distracted by the costumes that the only feeling I could muster was irritation. The men wore Docker-brand slacks and Clark lace-ups. New. Not even scuffled up to look old. It was like a 2016 commercial for Sears or JC Penney’s.
And it made me wonder if theater management didn’t care enough about the subject and the play to refine the details. The story is the details, people.
I was so distracted by the costumes that the only feeling I could muster was irritation. The men wore Docker-brand slacks and Clark lace-ups. New. Not even scuffled up to look old. It was like a 2016 commercial for Sears or JC Penney’s.
And it made me wonder if theater management didn’t care enough about the subject and the play to refine the details. The story is the details, people.
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