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The Ensemble of What to Send Up When It Goes Down.

Press - The Bay State Banner

‘What to Send Up When It Goes Down’ offers safe space for black Americans

Playwright Aleshea Harris has not just written a performance in her production, “What to Send Up When It Goes Down.” She has created a space, a community ritual and the opportunity for black audience members to breathe.

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The company of What to Send Up When It Goes Down.

Press - The Boston Globe

We need a ritual to remember black lives like DJ Henry’s. This play gives us one

Every day is a struggle so normalized we just deal with the scrapes, scratches, and big, blue bruises. We keep smiling, keep thriving, keep moving along. Until something stops us and forces us to catch our breath. Thursday night at Hibernian Hall in Roxbury, a little less than 100 people gathered for a play, The Movement Theatre Company’s production of “What to Send Up When It Goes Down” by Aleshea Harris.

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