What audience members are saying about My Children! My Africa!...


Following every performance of My Children! My Africa!, the Wilma surveys various audience members on how they enjoyed the production. 

Here is a sample of the raves we have been hearing:

 

"I don't think I have ever been so excited!  I almost forgot to breathe!  Glynn Turman is incredible!"

"The two young people in the play were amazing!  Meghan Heimbecker and Yaegel Welch certainly hold their own with Glynn Turman!"

"I thought that this evening's play was one of the most exciting evenings I have had in years!"

"I was so moved while watching this production, there came a point when it was hard for me to hold back my tears!  The play is a lovely written work, and the performers were exceptional!"

"I had tears at the end, very moving!"

"The acting was terrific!"

"The end was very strong!"

"Powerful!  Very well written and very well acted!"

"The actors were so fabulous!"

"Powerful!"

"Fantastic!  Definitely worth the trip!"

"Excellent!  This is the first time I've seen a show where three actors have been able to carry a play that was so powerful!"

"The acting was terrific!"

"The writing and the acting so good!  Very exciting!"

"The acting was powerful!  Inspirational!"

"Amazing!  Thought-provoking!"

"This play was an eye opening experience!"

"Intense!  I love the recent trend of programming at the Wilma!"

"Powerful!  Wonderful!  Very entertaining!"

"Wonderful!"

"Powerful!  Breathtaking!"

"Thought-provoking!  Just does not go away when the curtain drops!"

"Very moving!  All the actors were brilliant!"

"Very touching!"

"Great!  The acting was wonderful!"

"I have been a subscriber at the Wilma for 4 years, and this is by far the best show I've seen here!"

"This was my first time at the Wilma, and it was wonderful!"

"It was a treat of a lifetime to see Glynn Turman in person!"

"I wish that playwright Athol Fugard could have seen this production, I think he would have been so very proud!  A beautiful, beautiful production where the actors do not overpower or destroy the script with acting!  Bravos to the cast, the director, and also the very tasteful production designers!"

"Breathtaking!  The set was brilliant!  Heartbreakingly good!"

"Fantastic!  Very powerful!  Thought-provoking!"

"Beautifully directed!  The acting was superb!  Very moving!"

"The acting was magnificent!"

"Moving!  Extremely exciting!"

"Unbelievable!  One of the best!"

"Powerful!  The combination of actors was so good!"

"Well Done!  Glad I was able to bring my students!"

"Breathtaking!  The actors were amazing!"

"The acting was wonderful!  Moving!  The delivery was amazing!  Overall great production!"

"Inspirational and educational!"

"Thought-provoking!"

"Great performance!  First time I saw Glynn Turman on stage since seeing him in A Raisin in the Sun!"

"Meghan & Yaegel's performances were phenomenal!  Mr Turman is one of the best actors of his generation!"

"Performances were great!  I will see the show again!"

"Interaction between the actors in contrast to a complicated society (South Africa) was brilliant!"

"It was a really great show!  The interaction Between Glenn, Meghan, and Yaegel was nearly flawless!"

"Glenn Turman is a grossly underrated actor!  His genre is definitely on stage!"

"Seeing Glynn Turman on stage was pleasure.  He has come along way since Cooley High!"

"The show was wonderful!"

"This was my first time at the Wilma.  The acting was up close and personal!  I liked what I saw!"

"I work with a few people from South Africa.  The stories that they would tell me would seem so surreal.  This play gives me more perspective, perspective that I would not get from movies that I have seen such as Cry Freedom or Sarafina."

"I loved the play!"

"I loved it!

"Very moving!  Very emotional!"

"The acting, the writing, everything was wonderful!  I've seen other plays by this writer, and this was one of the best!"

"Intense!  I'm amazed at all the dialogue!"

"Seeing Glynn Turman on stage was phenomenal!"

"Strong dialogue!"

"Actors are great!  Very good, still very timely!"

"Truly a treat!"

"The stage interaction between the actors was awesome!"

"Gave enlightenment to something I never paid attention to in post-apartheid South Africa: their education system"

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