Something Moving: A Meditation on Maynard Reviews

Washington Post- Somewhat Recommended

"...Civic pride is no minor virtue. But 100 minutes of boosterism is a lot to sit through, particularly as the city in question is more than 600 miles from the city in which the play is receiving its world premiere. Maybe it’s better programmed around a celebratory occasion in Atlanta? The work is the first to be produced through Ford’s Theatre’s Legacy Commissions, an initiative for playwrights of color. The worthiness of such an effort is not a matter of debate."

MD Theatre Guide- Highly Recommended

"...If you can, make sure you see this production and bring your children and grandchildren. It is important that these stories are remembered. Maybe it should be a prerequisite for our elected officials who work down the road."

DC Theater Arts- Recommended

"...Playwright Pearl Cleage had a front-row seat on the remarkable rise of Maynard Jackson, who in 1973 was elected as Atlanta’s first Black mayor. As Jackson’s press secretary and speechwriter, Cleage had a West Wing–like intimacy with the Mayor and his circle. But rather than plumb the inner workings of the campaign and administration she served, Cleage’s new play looks outward toward the people who elected him. The result is Something Moving: A Meditation on Maynard, a unique, time-bending, animated lesson in history."