"A mesmerizing blend of magical realism and poetic social comment [...]" - The Los Angeles Times
"This beautiful new play is an absolute must." - DC Metro Theater Arts
“…weaves storytelling, music, dance, and ritual into a fantastical tapestry [...] the result is thrilling."" - Los Angeles Post
Eighteen-year-old Dontrell Jones the Third decides that it is his duty and destiny to venture into the Atlantic Ocean in search of an ancestor lost during the Middle Passage. But his family is not at all ready to abandon its prized son to the waters of a mysterious and haunting past. Blending poetry, humor, wordplay, and ritual, Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea is a present-day hero’s quest exploring the lengths and depths we must go to redeem history’s wrongs.
$35-38