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"The play is an interesting and entertaining showcase of the social, political, cultural and economic life in the African American community. As an audience member, you can almost taste and smell the smoke of Pittsburgh’s dying steel industry of the late 1960s. It's verismo to the hilt." - Pittsburgh Owl Scribe  

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"The play is not Wilson’s most powerful and moving but is always worth sitting through its more than three hours of humor and compassion." - onStage Pittsburgh 

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"All of these colorful characters, skillfully portrayed by The Public’s cast, interact over the course of business at Memphis’s restaurant. Much of the play is long volleys between the characters regarding the topics of economic hardships, events of the day, discrimination, and myths and superstitions. The dialogue exchanges are very interesting and some are extremely humorous. It was a worthwhile night with an incredible play and talented cast." - Entertainment Central

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