Sleepova Reviews

Washington Post- Somewhat Recommended

"...In director Paige Hernandez?s production, Norman is the most persuasive performer, nailing Rey?s arch ebullience (?What you got planned for us tonight then? Orgy, s?ance, astral projection?? the character quips at the start of one sleepover) while at other times gracefully revealing insecurity, befuddlement and shame. Hargrove has yet to fuse fully with the pious Elle, whose angst and fervor can come across as artificial, but Bolden lends flair to Funmi, a firecracker of brains and attitude who is particularly entertaining when the friends are joshing around with insidery handshakes, gestures and chants."

DC Theater Arts- Highly Recommended

"...What's better than peeking into the brain of a Black teen girl from East London, joining her discovery about herself, growing up, becoming a woman, and her life? How about four rambunctious teens, freely associating, talking among themselves, and figuring out their place in a changing society and their own strengths, vulnerabilities, and power? That's what's going on in the U.S. premiere of Sleepova by Matilda Feyiṣayọ Ibini at Olney Theatre Center."