Love and D!scomfort at The Ensemble Theatre tells a compelling story of generational neglect and reconciliation. TET_Houston
“Born with a silver spoon, but I couldn’t feed myself.” Milla Dejoie barks these words at her mother, Wilhelmina Dejoie in a strained moment filled with the accrued despair of unrealized love, abdicated responsibilities. Wilhelmina neglected Milla just as “grand-mère” neglected her — repeating a cycle of contempt and abandonment that the women seem likely to continue until Milla must come back home after a death in the family.
LaShanna L. Moore’s performance as Wilhelmina, the wayward daughter-fed up with being ostracized from her family yet consumed by the common need of belonging, is the highlight and emotional center of this production. Moore commands each scene she’s in. Each moment feels relevant with her as every interaction seems laced with an accumulated history that’s been building long before the curtains went up.
Moore’s performance takes central presence in Act Two whereas Act One centers primarily on Milla’s return home. April Wheat’s acting range is eclipsed by her spirited vocal talent. The romantic stories introduced and developed in Act One take a backseat to the plot development in Act Two which minimizes the relevance of the events in Act One.
The projected image of a religious stained-glass window, flanked by the wings of two angels juxtaposed with the verbal tirade and jaw-dropping reveals was compelling to witness. The dynamic voices of Moore and Rita L. Hughes , the family maid were almost too powerful for the intimate theater.
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