http://www.welovedc.com/2009/09/08/we-love-arts-eclipsed/ Your Life Beyond The Capitol Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:22:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.welovedc.com/2009/09/08/we-love-arts-eclipsed/comment-page-1/#comment-11239 Dieter Tue, 08 Sep 2009 22:16:40 +0000 http://www.welovedc.com/?p=18222#comment-11239 Having spent a month and a half in Liberia, I found this play honest, captivating and mercifully void of melodramaticisms or moral preaching. your review spot on and I agree that Bessie's character was spot-on. I met someone in Monrovia who could have been her doppelganger in mannerisms, attitude and way of speaking. Some scenes were indeed spine-chilling, particularly the "show your jaw" monologue; I've seen footage of a female soldier saying the same words, slapping a young man in the face. They did a great job of exposing the audience to some of the horrors of the past but still leaving us with an uplifted mood at the end of the play. Top notch! Having spent a month and a half in Liberia, I found this play honest, captivating and mercifully void of melodramaticisms or moral preaching. your review spot on and I agree that Bessie’s character was spot-on. I met someone in Monrovia who could have been her doppelganger in mannerisms, attitude and way of speaking. Some scenes were indeed spine-chilling, particularly the “show your jaw” monologue; I’ve seen footage of a female soldier saying the same words, slapping a young man in the face. They did a great job of exposing the audience to some of the horrors of the past but still leaving us with an uplifted mood at the end of the play. Top notch!

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