Cold War Choir Practice

“Deliciously bizarre... Tensions explode... Wildly imaginative.” – Talkin’ Broadway

“Hilarious, insightful and surprisingly action-packed... Like an episode of The Americans written by Tyler Perry, Cold War Choir Practice uses the familiar building blocks of middle-class Black life to create a wild tale of international intrigue.” – TheaterMania

“Shines brighter than an atomic blast... The children’s choir rehearses for their holiday show, but it also serves as a Greek chorus, narrating both action and internal thought.” – New York Theatre Guide

“A coming-of-age fantasia that embraces a wild array of genres and styles, leading us down a path filled with farce, music, and suspense to some stark truths that ring as true now as they did in the play’s 1987 setting: Institutional power can steamroller over individual choices, every time.” – Exeunt

“[A] witty, farcical play [that] proves consistently amusing even while making serious points about such things as 80s-era Cold War politics and divisions within the Black community.” – New York Stage Review

“Imaginative script... favorably demonstrates the multitude of themes, like the tumultuous political climate, familial trials and tribulations, and the indelible spirit of the Black community.” – BroadwayWorld

Critic’s Pick! “Highly entertaining... A brainy new comedy [that’s] infused with choral music and spiked with espionage. With a heightened tone and what turns out to be a magical Speak & Spell, this is a play about power, needless destruction and how the wealth of a nation is spent. It’s also about loyalty, betrayal and the emotional appeal of belonging for people who are in some way solitary: like Meek, the only Black child in her choir, and like her uncle, surrounded by white faces at the White House.” – The New York Times