Black Odyssey

black odysseyTonight I saw an interesting contemporary play, based on a very old story, at CalShakes. It was Oakland playwright Marcus Gardley’s black odyssey, a melding of Homer’s tale of The Odyssey with the African-american experience. It was an interesting way to present both individual self discovery, and cultural self discovery, hung upon an ancient story framework. They also incorporated some great music, ranging from negro spirituals to Motown. It did bounce around a bit from sad and poignant to strident to comic with great use of music, but overall it was a very good play. And it ended happily with a well carried out emotional ending.

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