by Charlayne Woodard
Five stories about the simple pleasures, the dark fears, and the quiet wonders of childhood. Neighborhood bullies and the harsh pain of bigotry share the stage with the warm embrace of family and the joys of community and church in this autobiographical tale about growing up black in America.
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We saw Pretty Fire yesterday – it was phenomenal. Millicent Wright’s performance was completely engaging. We especially loved her “voice work” – it was as if you could hear Charlayne’s mother, sister, grandparents, etc. We thought we were seeing the final performance – so glad to hear that the show has been extended. Now we can enthusiastically recommend it to others!! We’ve been subscribers for several years, and without question would place “Pretty Fire” on our top ten list of favorite IRT productions. It was just exceptional!!
I have seen all 3 of the ‘Going Solo’ performances. “Pretty Fire” was amazing, and I had a hard time believing that it was not Millicent who had experienced these stories.
Millicent was fantastic! So much energy! It really seemed as though there were many characters on the stage, not just one, as she took on different voices of her mother, father, grandmother, sister, et al. What a great start to the Festival.
Run─don’t walk─to see “Pretty Fire” at the IRT. Milicent Wright is luminous; the direction by Richard J Roberts is brilliant; each technical element is superb. It is a magical night of theatre; we were honored to be part of such a fortunate audience. This is theatre that teaches us who we have been, who we are, and who we can become. It is the IRT at its very best.
Pretty Fire is a wonderful story and the actress telling the story is a great story teller. The play held my interest the entire time and the time flew by. I recommend this play to everyone.
“Pretty Fire” was excellent! The storytelling was so well done it kept me interested the entire time. And for the actress to tell someone elses story with such belief was fantastic! During intermission I was anxiously awaiting to hear the rest of the stories. I’m not always fond of the single actor shows but this one was so good!!!
