PinnedToussaint JeanlouisThe Visitor: Listen, and Humanity Has a Fighting Chance.The Visitor at The Public Theater bares the searing reality that the American government denies asylum seekers a safe haven. The adaptation…Nov 13, 2021Nov 13, 2021
Toussaint JeanlouisPass Over : Passing Over Many Iterations of Black Liberation (again) for Unfound IndictmentsPass Over, written by Antoinette Nwandu, is a message about the Black Liberation Movement. The first work by a Black playwright at the…Dec 2, 2021Dec 2, 2021
Toussaint JeanlouisCan you Survive in a System that is Meant to Correct You but Doesn’t Protect You?Lynn Clay Byrne’s play, Between the Bars: Memories from the Visit Room directed by Benjamin Viertel, at HERE Arts Center, invites us in for…Nov 20, 2021Nov 20, 2021
Toussaint JeanlouisJocelyn Bioh’s Merry Wives Is Poetic JusticeThis masterful adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Merry Wives under the direction of Saheem Ali is a dream turned reality by a…Nov 20, 2021Nov 20, 2021
Toussaint JeanlouisWhat to Consider Before Seeing ‘Pass Over’ on Broadway.Many critics have spoken about Exodus, but they do not relate those stories, like many historians, to the liberation of Black people.Aug 21, 2021Aug 21, 2021
Toussaint JeanlouisAfter the Music Fades, Where do Black Souls Reside?‘Shadow/Land’ Review: After the music fades, what remains of Black Legacy in America?Apr 15, 2021Apr 15, 2021