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Sheldon Brown and Daniel Desmarais, left, rehearse together for About Face Theater’s “This Bitter Earth” on Oct. 31, 2018, at Theater Wit.
Founded in 1979, the Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre has empowered thought provoking African American and African diaspora-centered stories for 30 years –– and “This Bitter Earth” was no exception.
THIS BITTER EARTH is a story of troubles: a troubled time, troubles in a relationship, but mostly trouble in seeing outside of one’s own perspective. In our modern world where issues of social ...
“This Bitter Earth” is a timely political debate, evoking the death of Trayvon Martin and other tragedies that brought countless people out into the streets for protests and demonstrations a ...
With the compelling two-person romantic drama “This Bitter Earth,” TheaterWorks makes a great case for intimate, dialogue-heavy plays as the best reason to get back to in-person theatergoing.
“This Bitter Earth” is a Black Lives Matter love story, with an interracial gay couple experiencing friction when an activist dates an apolitical playwright.. But the play’s premise has a twist: It’s ...
InterAct Theatre Company continues its 2021-2022 season with This Bitter Earth, by Harrison David Rivers, a “compassionate and devastating” play (Chicago Theatre Beat) “equal parts searing ...
With the compelling two-person romantic drama “This Bitter Earth,” TheaterWorks makes a great case for intimate, dialogue-heavy plays as the best reason to get back to in-person theatergoing.
A loving interracial couple from very different backgrounds finds themselves clashing over their attitudes about activism in “This Bitter Earth” by Harrison David Rivers, presented Oct. 28-Nov ...
Early in “This Bitter Earth,” the sound of a glass bottle shattering interrupts a silly, drunken, late-night walk home. It’s not that ominous at first, but as lovers Jesse (H. Adam Harris ...
This Bitter Earth. London Play. This Bitter Earth. London Play. Soho Theatre; 21 Dean Street, London W1V 6NE, London, London, EN; SYNOPSIS: A deep love is challenged by divisive political realities.