Mamie Davis (Carolyn Nelson) is the aging owner of the building, struggling to keep up with exploding property taxes. | ✍️ kerryreid
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, now in a world premiere at MPAACT under the direction of Lauren Wells-Mann. Opening with a litany of the greats associated with the neighborhood , the show soon moves into the lives of everyday people caught up in loss, addiction, and recriminations, all exacerbated by the forces of gentrification.Mamie Davis is the aging owner of the building, struggling to keep up with exploding property taxes.
Over a taut 90 minutes, Fakhrid-Deen unpeels the layers in these characters, making them far more than just representations of anguish and loss. Teamer in particular excels in moving between jocularity and sorrow, a man blown by the wind but hoping to find roots in a home and heart somewhere.
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