Furlough’s Paradise @ GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE

Photo by Jeff Lorch
Anita W. Harris – LA Theatrix
Winner of the 2025 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, “Furlough’s Paradise” offers a fresh take on difficult topics of legacy, race and gender as inflected through these young women. Hearing them speak so forthrightly and openly on how it feels to be them and how they aspire to a freedom that is their birthright as humans is moving, engaging and, at times, transcendent. Read more…

Deborah Klugman  – Stage Raw

Everything comes together to amplify and embellish a profound and poignant story —telling of time, grief, loss, the ties that bind us and the events that tear us apart, the seeds planted in childhood, and choices. It’s about finding your voice in a world that stifles voices, and preserving a shard of dignity even when locked away. Read more…

Patrick Chavis  – LA Theatre Bites Podcast 

9.2 out of 10! Exceptional Show! Listen more…