DownTown Urban Theatre Festival
Come Back to Me by Jesse Alick
Jesse Cameron Alick's Come Back to Me, a one-act play about religion, secrets and communication in the African-American Family. Featuring the work of director Claudia Alick, hip-hop composer Belief, and actors David King, John Rankin, Kyana Brindle, Susan Stewart, and Sameerah Luqmaan-Harris, it follows an important day in the life of three siblings, Ryokan, Isis and Jude, and tracks the conversations that they have with one another over the telephone and contrasts them with the actual life that they are living. With a poetic arrangement that flows easily from amusing banter to sticky political debates, COME BACK TO ME combines different voices and personalities, weaving Buddhist and Christian prayers together and taking on the themes of mistaken conception, judgment and the true nature of unconditional love.
The Cherry Lane Theatre June 23, 2005
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