Black and White and Read All OverWhile Oreo delivers some food for thought on the topic of race, it lacks solid performances from its actors, and needs audio finetuning.
by Sarah Deshaies
Kaye has white friends, white clothes and white “tendencies.” No problem, except that the heroine of the play Oreo is a black woman. “According to some people, I’m bad at being black,” is how she terms her disconnect with her appearance and her actions.
Kaye is an aspiring artist with a penchant for Steely Dan getting over a premature marriage. She works with her queer best friend at Herotica, a forward, woman-oriented sex shop, where they serve charmingly quirky customers. Between the store and frequent flashbacks, Kaye broaches touchy subjects like affirmative action, fetishization and political correctness.
