The Bluest Eye

Miles Memorial Playhouse
1130 Lincoln Blvd Santa Monica

Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye is a story about the tragic life of a young black girl in 1940's Ohio. Eleven-year-old Pecola Breedlove wants nothing more than to be loved by her family and schoolmates. Instead, she faces constant ridicule and abuse. She blames her dark skin and prays for blue eyes, sure that love will follow. With rich language and bold vision, this powerful adaptation tells of the crippling toll that a legacy of racism has taken on a community, a family, and an innocent girl.

Thru - Apr 24, 2011

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Los Angeles Times - Somewhat Recommended

"...Miller struggles to compensate for a few weak links among her mostly excellent performers and largely succeeds, although her decision to have projected super-titles at cursory intervals seems anachronistically high-tech, considering the era."

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- F. Kathleen Foley

Backstage - Recommended

"...Director Janet Miller's carefully choreographed staging gives us strong pictures here; she handles the play's darkest moments effectively, with kid gloves. The wonderful cast tells the often painful tales faithfully, serving the material without succumbing to its lyricism. Spencer and Danielle are charming in their contrast, with a clear, childlike perspective that's never cloying. Sola Bamis is remarkable as the innocent Pecola; we see the roots of her pain in Shamika Franklin's gripping portrayal of her mother and in Willie Mack Daniels' Cholly, Pecola's damaged father."

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- Jennie Webb

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Los Angeles Times - Somewhat Recommended

Backstage - Recommended

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