Yes, the rest of the show largely worked beautifully for me, with a few minor quibbles. But I don't think it was very clear that their intention was that the only two whose race played a role were Daniel and TiMoune. The production seemed to take place on a Puerto-Rico-like island that has been struct by a disastrous hurricane and in need of relief... in the pre-show (which was my least favorite part by far, I can't stand watching actors have to come up with "organic" interactions in front of a confused audience killing time till the show starts, and I didn't understand the logic of why they broke the 4th wall) they are all speaking in Caribbean accents, and throughout the show. So why should we not assume they are black and are meant to be black and are playing black characters in the Story of TiMoune as they say they are?
And also, making it look like Daniel is white is a confusion and simplification of the issue and conflict because it isn't white vs black, it's black vs black. |
