But It Is The Fear,

I Think That Theater Is A Unique Way To Communicate With People As They Gather Together With Other People They May Not Even Know. It Creates A Sense Of Shared Community For The Time Of The Performance That Hopefully Carries Over Into Other Aspects Of The Audience's Life Because They Have Shared This Experience Together.

I Think The Black Community Is No Different From Any Other Community. We Need To Take Responsibility For How We Live Together. We Need To Be Personally Responsible For Keeping Our Streets Clean, Our Schools Safe, And Our Houses Peaceful.

The Problem With Knowing Is That It Takes Away The Possibility Of Pretending!

...freedom Can Be A Full-time Job If You Let It.

It Is A Dangerous Time To Be A Black Woman In America. It’s A Time When We Are Not Safe In The Streets Or At Home Or At School Or At Work And Nobody Seems To Be Able To Do Anything About It. Nobody. Not Us. Not Our Mommas. Not The Police. Not The People We Elected To Look Out For Our Interests. Nobody. We’re Just Out Here. (p.53)