{Culture} Play | The Cuckoo’s Theater Project Production: Women
Hey Delights! One of my personal goals for 2017 is something that I actually talked about a lot during The 12 Days of January and that is getting back to the things that we love. One of those things for me is to definitely get back to adding more theater and entertainment to my monthly calendar.
As a young girl who read everything she could get her hands on, Louise May Alcott’s Little Women was one of many favorite classic books that I read. And although I did not see a representation of myself in it being a little black girl from the west side of Chicago, I did feel a connection the coming of age stories that it featured.
And “Women” is such a great melding of the old world vibe of Little Women and the new world in which we live today. The lead character of Joe who was my favorite sister in the book Little Women is played by black actress Aziza Macklin, which already tells you that this is definitely a spin on the classic.
She is awesome. and she and the entire cast have really great comedic timing and they all are great at carrying you along for the journey. I think my somewhat blurry picture perfectly speaks to the production’s fun, quirky nature.
And while I love the way modern things like beat boxing was intertwined into the story line, I also love that Women stays true to the original as much as it strays from it. If you are in Chicago you must check it out.
What: The Cuckoo’s Theater Project production of Women
Where: The Pentagon Theater at Collaboraction Studios
When: January 6 – February 4, 2017
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