"This Bitter Earth" Probes Race, Class, Sexuality & Limits of Allyship
In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Raymond Caldwell, Producing Artistic Director of Theater Alliance in Washington, DC, to talk about the new play “This Bitter Earth” currently running at Theatre Alliance through March 22, how the play dissects the relationship of a biracial couple struggling to understand their place within society and social movements, the ways the play explores the limits of traditional "allyship" from white supporters of racial justice, why he feels it's so important to emphasize stories of Black love in a cultural landscape dominated by Black trauma, the need for cultural experiences to translate into social practice, and how Theater Alliance is using its roots in the historically Black and working-class Anacostia community to critically address social and systemic issues.