Profile for YalePlaywrightsWilding

Again, I wish I were! I'm just a very enthusiastic fan of Dave's work, because it is so unlike anything else I've seen on stage! My introduction to his work was through PH and Roundabout, I wasn't even at Yale when he was producing his student work! I also love his work because he is addressing the issue of anti-black racism in such unique and innovative ways. I honestly want this production to receive a pro-shot, would be a dream for Spike Lee to see it and film it!Matt Rogers said: "YalePla...

Tonight is sold out, but there are definitely performances with seats available. I can check a specific date for you if you'd like. DM me so we can discuss this further and don't have to discuss on the message board. Hoping the run sells out soon though!

Interesting perspective. I'm curious if you have an example of a show that tackles the issue of internalized racism and conditioned defeat the way that Dave does. I don't think there are any other works that tackle, head-on, contemporary social dynamics around racial hierarchy/dominance.I find it interesting that Tambo and Bones is receiving far more acclaim (and is currently being more widely produced) than Exception to the Rule. Tambo is the weaker play, in my opinion. I believe Dave has th...

thedrybandit said: "YalePlaywrightsWilding said: "Matt Rogers misses the point entirely. This, I feel, is Dave’s masterpiece."Hi, Dave."Haha, I wish I was as brilliant and well-connected as Dave.

Matt Rogers misses the point entirely.This, I feel, is Dave’s masterpiece. The poetic dialogue, the structure, the pacing, the multi-layered meanings. Brain scans show that white people lack empathy for black people. Herein lies the great contradiction because modern-day theatre is meant to serve as an engine of empathy, a means to understand the lives of others. In response to this, Dave is playing with form in addition to varying levels of incrimination, to jolt the audience out of its fool...

ThisGuyLovesTheatre said: "I totally agree with this.I am also a gay man around 60 years old. I saw the show at Playwrights Horizon. It was awful. I wanted to run out of the theatre.It is vulgar. It's so woke it is dizzying. The reasons it doesnt work theatrically is that it has a main character who has many serious mental health issues and for the great portion of the show, the audience is laughing at his illness. Laughing at his awful, destructive life choices. I found it sick. I don't care...