←Recommendations of PARKS

  • Lainie Vansant: PARKS by Harrison David Rivers
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    Rivers uses a variety of theatrical tools to great effect in this fascinating play. He layers together music, imagery, and overall theatre magic to tell a true story that has often been overlooked.

    Rivers uses a variety of theatrical tools to great effect in this fascinating play. He layers together music, imagery, and overall theatre magic to tell a true story that has often been overlooked.

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  • Shaun Leisher: PARKS by Harrison David Rivers
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    Excellent memory play abut a major figure in the civil rights movement.

    Excellent memory play abut a major figure in the civil rights movement.

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  • National New Play Network: PARKS by Harrison David Rivers
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    PARKS by Harrison David Rivers was a finalist for NNPN's 2020 National Showcase of New Plays.

    PARKS by Harrison David Rivers was a finalist for NNPN's 2020 National Showcase of New Plays.

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  • Conor McShane: PARKS by Harrison David Rivers
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    The great artistic polymath Gordon Parks gets a stunning "portrait of the artist as a young man" from one of our finest playwrights. A beautiful, moving, inspiring journey.

    The great artistic polymath Gordon Parks gets a stunning "portrait of the artist as a young man" from one of our finest playwrights. A beautiful, moving, inspiring journey.

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  • Nick Malakhow: PARKS by Harrison David Rivers
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    Beautiful historical work that honors and informs about a human being and a moment in time, while also taking full advantage of the theatrical form to dazzle, move, and entertain. Parks' journey is exquisitely told through a mix of skillfully written, natural scenes, and heightened moments of song. Harrison David Rivers' treatment of Gordon Parks feels much like the way Parks himself refers to Dorothea Lange, Jack Delano, et al's treatment of photographic subjects in the Depression and Dust Bowl--he shows the "difficulties and dignities" of Parks' life in a nuanced, well-rounded way. Gorgeous!

    Beautiful historical work that honors and informs about a human being and a moment in time, while also taking full advantage of the theatrical form to dazzle, move, and entertain. Parks' journey is exquisitely told through a mix of skillfully written, natural scenes, and heightened moments of song. Harrison David Rivers' treatment of Gordon Parks feels much like the way Parks himself refers to Dorothea Lange, Jack Delano, et al's treatment of photographic subjects in the Depression and Dust Bowl--he shows the "difficulties and dignities" of Parks' life in a nuanced, well-rounded way. Gorgeous!

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