swagggirlicious:Lupita Nyong'o’s New Broadway Show Is the Ultimate Feminist Triumph. Lupita Nyong'o
swagggirlicious:Lupita Nyong'o’s New Broadway Show Is the Ultimate Feminist Triumph. Lupita Nyong'o made her Broadway debut in Eclipsed earlier this week and, unsurprisingly, knocked it out of the park. New York Times theater critic Charles Isherwood called her “one of the most radiant young actors to be seen on Broadway in recent seasons.” But what really makes Eclipsed a true standout is the fact that is the first play in Broadway history to be written, performed, and directed entirely by women.Danai Gurira penned Eclipsed, which chronicles the lives of five women living through the Second Liberian Civil War. They are held captive by their warlord husband, but, despite the turmoil surrounding them, these five wives find strength, support, and humor in one another. When it came to telling that story, Gurira knew that she wanted a woman’s voice like Liesl Tommy’s. “This is a play I wanted a woman director for,” she told the Cut. “I wanted a play where you took out the male voice and the male face and said we’re going to extract, in this case, the antagonist and just make it about these women.”The production is earning rave reviews, and the critical consensus is that Nyong'o shines in her Broadway debut. Prior to opening night, Nyong'o took to Instagram to share information on the Second Liberian Civil War, her history with the character she plays (“I first played my character as an understudy in Drama School. I never went on, and I promised myself back then that I would play [her] some day…it’s mind-blowing to get to do it on Broadway.”), and being part of such a groundbreaking production (“We are the first play on Broadway to be written, directed, and performed by ALL WOMEN. Making history!”). -- source link
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