Confederates presented by Mosaic Theater at Atlas Performing Arts Center

Confederates

Atlas Performing Arts Center
1333 H Street NE Washington

Sara is an enslaved rebel turned Union spy. Sandra is a tenured professor at a modern-day university. Despite living 160 years apart, their parallel struggles unite them across time. Celebrated American playwright, MacArthur Fellow, and two-time Tony Award nominee Dominique Morisseau (Ain't Too Proud, Skeleton Crew) forges into brand new modes of storytelling in this breathtakingly fierce examination of history, race, and the women who stand on the frontlines of freedom, no matter the cost.

Presented by Mosaic Theater

Thru - Nov 19, 2023

Show Type: Drama

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Confederates Reviews

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Washington Post - Recommended

"...The complicated dynamics created by intersectionality and real or apparent allyship become increasingly resonant in both time frames — all the more so because of this cast’s ability to suggest nuanced unease, suspicion and second-guessing. (Dubberly, who also plays Sandra’s oversharing assistant, does admittedly stay in high-comic mode throughout.)"

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- Celia Wren

MetroWeekly - Highly Recommended

"...The play, directed by Stori Ayers in a riveting new production at Mosaic, derives some suspense from the anticipation that its parallel plotlines might connect. But whether or not the individual stories of embattled college professor Sandra (Nikkole Salter) and enslaved rebel Sara (Deidre Staples) actually meet, their experiences as Black women, though separated by centuries, are still intertwined."

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- Andre Hereford

Washington City Paper - Highly Recommended

"...Confederates, the title of MacArthur Fellow Dominique Morisseau’s latest dramedy, is a loaded word. So is the one that most succinctly describes her play’s subject: intersectionality."

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- Chris Klimek

MD Theatre Guide - Highly Recommended

"...All I can say is this is an extremely powerful play and the ending may just blow you away. Curious? You should be."

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- Anne Valentino

DC Theater Arts - Highly Recommended

"...Dominique Morisseau does not tiptoe or tap-dance in Confederates. Presented by Mosaic Theater, her new play stomps confidently into an unflinching examination of history, race, class, gender, and the meaning of freedom. Prepare to be uncomfortable but thoroughly engaged."

- Aileen Johnson

Confederates presented by Mosaic Theater at Atlas Performing Arts Center

Confederates

Confederates Reviews

Washington Post - Recommended

MetroWeekly - Highly Recommended

Washington City Paper - Highly Recommended

MD Theatre Guide - Highly Recommended

DC Theater Arts - Highly Recommended

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