Article
The Gamm Theatre's THE RANT is Powerful and Timely
Broadway World
(2015)
Abstract
Review of Gamm Theatre's THE RANT.
THE RANT takes place in Brooklyn, NY, not too long ago--that's what the program says. It feels like it could have easily taken place within the past year, month or week. Denise Reeve's son, a black teenager, was shot to death by a police officer on her front porch while she and her husband ate Eskimo Pies inside. At least that's what the audience hears first. From there, the story devolves into different versions of what might be the truth from Ms. Reeves, police officer Charles Simmons, investigator Lila Mahnaz and journalist Alexander Stern. In the end, the story is so twisted and murky with events, intentions and agendas that the actual events become secondary to the perceived situation.
Disciplines
Publication Date
November 18, 2015
Citation Information
Andria Tieman. "The Gamm Theatre's THE RANT is Powerful and Timely" Broadway World (2015) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/andria-tieman/69/