We Take Care of Our Own
“Within the context of the play, these older characters respectively deal with bad knees, auditory hallucinations, and life-threatening feverish symptoms which trigger them to question the fragility of life. Close attention is paid to each character’s unique individuality, but not at the expense of dignifying their collective struggle to form a sense of diasporic community while living in a form of institutional exile. Between the joyful and painful memories that flood their percussive dialogue, soothing essences of patchouli and eucalyptus oil are evoked amidst the tumultuous arguments that their heat of the moment exchanges give rise to.”
Michael Reyes Salas, Assistant Professor of Africana Studies Vassar College
Read the full audience response here:
https://www.illusiontheater.org/we-take-care-of-our-own-michael-reyes
We Take Care of Our Own (World Premiere)
Illusion Theater, Minneapolis.
Director: Carlye Brown
Cast: Warren C. Bowles, Richard Ooms, and Stan Egi
Photographs: Lauren B Photography
Production Team:
Joelle Coutu: Stage Manager
Joseph Stanley: Scenic Design
Amber Brown: Costume Design
C. Andrew Mayer: Sound Design
Garvin Jellison: Lighting Design
Tree O’Halloran: Props Coordinator
Rachel “Sho” Klusky Stage Hand
Illusion Theater
Michael Robins Executive Producing Director
Bonnie Morris Producing Director
Tree O’Halloran Associate Producer
Jeffery Alspaugh Social Media & Marketing Director
Justin Cook Patron Services Manager
Tiffany Robins Development Associate
