One in Two will bring out emotions, shake them up, and put them back in.
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Kevane La’marr Coleman is 2 in One in Two by Donja R. Love. |
It is practically impossible to not share the air, sentiment and all the feels happening around theatre openings right now. Many spaces took the absence as a strength and worked on some maintenance. Diversionary Theatre revamped the whole thing in a bedazzled and functional manner.
The two-story venue has new comfy and colorful seats as well as a spacious, gorgeous bar with a performance area that includes a piano and will welcome a cabaret series during the week. With all those happenings, a solid new space had to open its season with a solid new play like One in Two by Donja R. Love.
Coming into the theatre and seeing all different colors within the aisles, contrasted nicely with an all-white and subtle set design by Victoria Petrovich in her Diversionary Theatre debut, complemented by the deep and warm lighting design by Minjoo Kim.
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Durwood Murray , Carter Piggee and Kevane La’marr Coleman in One in Two by Donja R. Love |
The three actors are fine in sync and deliver powerful, reaction-worthy lines like "the beautiful nuances of the N-word " or "you are not gay if you don't kiss it"... Durwood Murray with his signature deep, velvety voice, leads the group with the many challenges and role-playing that has to be done. Carter Piggee in his Diversionary debut, in this performance, carried the weight of being number 1, showing us that just like in life, being number one, is not always the best. Kevane La’marr Coleman lands the script well with his unique delivery. Local theatergoers will enjoy a little inside joke to a particular line where 2 makes a reference to acting roles he will not be considered for. It might seem I am talking in code, but rather you go, see the show after reading this and then laughing when knowing which plays he's referring to.
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Carter Piggee, Kevane La’marr Coleman, and Durwood Murray in One in Two by Donja R. Love |
I also have to say, portrayed by three different, beautiful Black men, routing the page-to-stage effort by Delicia Turner Sonnenberg that showed a careful curation and treatment of feelings yet with a strong, putting the foot down, enough is enough tone that will bring out feelings, shake them and put them back in. Amongst the scenes containing heavy issues, there is one in particular that is complex to stage. Sonnenberg's direction brought a tasteful and artistic outcome.
One in Two is currently playing until October 24. Different activities are happening, check it all out at their website.
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