Ma-Yi Theater Company
HERE Sublet Series Presentation

SOLDIER X

Here
145 Sixth Avenue, NY NY 10013
March 24-April 19: Tuesdays through Saturdays at 8:30 pm and Sundays at 4 pm

Directed by Lucie Tiberghien
Written by Rehana Lew Mirza
Featuring Kaliswa Brewster, Cleo Gray, Jared McNeill, Turna Mete and Carolyn Michelle Smith

MA-YI is a Drama Desk and OBIE Award-winning, Off-Broadway not-for-profit organization whose primary mission is to develop and produce new and innovative plays by Asian American writers. SOLDIER X is the most recent result of that mission, and a highly successful one at that. Well written, directed, designed and acted, this story of a mixed race military social worker, an African American soldier newly returned from Afghanistan and the Muslim girl he loves is a terrific and explosive combination of souls.

The pacing was a bit off in the last act, but that was probably first night shakiness, and will probably smooth out, but that is a nitpick in an otherwise a wonderful production, All the performers were very good, however Carolyn Michelle Smith was especially outstanding as the troublesome patient of social worker, Monica. In one of the smaller parts of the play, Ms. Smith is riveting.

- Jean Tait -