A wealthy Black family confronts secrets and internalized self-loathing in Lydia Diamond's acerbic drama.
In 2017, First Floor Theater premiered Leah Nanako Winkler's Two Mile Hollow—a send-up of what Winkler terms "white people by the water" plays, in which a wealthy clan gathers at a beach house to fight, reveal secrets, and reminisce. The catch for Winkler's work was that the characters were all played by people of color, offering ironic counterpoint to white privilege's ridiculous insularity.…
A wealthy Black family confronts secrets and internalized self-loathing in Lydia Diamond's acerbic drama.
In 2017, First Floor Theater premiered Leah Nanako Winkler's Two Mile Hollow—a send-up of what Winkler terms "white people by the water" plays, in which a wealthy clan gathers at a beach house to fight, reveal secrets, and reminisce. The catch for Winkler's work was that the characters were all played by people of color, offering ironic counterpoint to white privilege's ridiculous insularity.…