Status Updates From The Darker Face of the Earth

making out with her son core…

OH MY GOD AUGUSTUS KILLED HECTOR BY KNEELING ON HIS NECK WHAT

the slaves think amalia is playing mind games with augustus bc she knows whipping him won’t do anything

okay so phebe’s mom died due to a large outbreak of fevers

I LOVE THE REPETITION OF THE SLAVES

oh now what amalia almost kissed augustus?? this is crazy

i love the incorporation of song/poetry like i’m in love with

okay so hector is probably meeting is son-augustus. also holy he is so smart and lowk genius. like this whole thing is crazy and i love the realism w poetry

did she just buy her son?? boy wja the hell

okay so diana is pysche kid and pysche died from childbirth. also i really like the line breaks in this diaglogue it’s very impactful

i like this little bit of poetry to summarize and foreshadow

OMG this doctor’s master plan is crazy…i love this like deep look into a slave life kind of. also poor hector his bby is just getting taken away

okay so amalia is louis wife or daughter?? either way amalia had a black bby and louis is not happy

okay period amalia stand up to him

This play is great — poetry but not overly-wrought, poetry that works as dialogue, stage direction that provides imagery and spectacle to work against, or with, the poetry. It’s also just a really good and useful retelling of Oedipus.