James Sheldon Plays

Sandi Durell's Theater Pizzazz. Review by Michael Tingley A tall, wooden sailboat sits on the coffee table of a meticulously well-furnished apartment in the Upper East Side. The sailboat signals to us to get ready, the calm before the storm will not last long. On some wall of this apartment, we will play the fly. What we will see unfold will leave us disturbed, passionate, empathetic to all who enter – but certainly for some more than others. The play begins with a laugh out

By Elisabeth Vincentelli, NY Times 11/6/2019 James Sheldon’s play examines what happens when trauma is used to material ends. The new play “Reparations” gets underway in an innocuous enough manner. Two strangers meet at a book party; they end up at her Upper East Side condo, where they chitchat with flirtatious casualness before retiring to the bedroom; in the morning, she makes them breakfast. Reg is young and black, with the relaxed assurance of a guy about to score. Ginny

by C. Zawadi Morris, BK Reader I’m going to get straight to the point: Run, go see James Sheldon’s “Reparations,” showing now at The Billie Holiday Theatre! As the first work produced by a playwright of non-African descent in the theater’s 47-year history, Reparations makes its world debut as the centerpiece of the New Window’s Festival, a new campaign by The Billie that explores intersectionality of identity while spotlighting perspectives not historically presented. In the

Review by Jonathan Kalb. James Sheldon’s Reparations is a new play about racial grievance, guilt and retribution in America that, oddly enough, is both very smart and completely sincere. What I mean by that is that theatrical intelligence—particularly in the tonally tricky arena of race plays—usually seems to mean irony or cynicism nowadays: fractured realities, repurposed quotations, recycled myths, characters in masks or disguises. Reparations, by contrast, is resolutely pe

Show Score are honest reviews by theater goers. Here's a sample of what they say about the new play by James Sheldon at the Billie Holiday Theater. Great writing, Great acting, Funny, Clever, Absorbing "See it if you love good theater with a dynamic plot and great characters. The acting is terrific. Some very funny and unexpected material." - Suzanne Z. 11/11/19 Intense, Entertaining, Absorbing "See it if You want to see a show that makes you think. You want an extremely well

The Billie Holiday Theatre in Brooklyn presents the world premiere of Reparations, by playwright James Sheldon and directed by Tony Award-no