Theatre Review: First Floor Theater's SUGAR IN OUR WOUNDS

The Dueling Critics, Kerry Reid and Jonathan Abarbanel, review First Floor Theater’s Chicago premiere of SUGAR IN OUR WOUNDS.

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The Dueling Critics, Kerry Reid and Jonathan Abarbanel, review First Floor Theater's production of SUGAR IN OUR WOUNDS.

“I really have to rack my brain to think about the last time I saw a play where something like this (and) this type of relationship was front and center.” - Kerry Reid talking about the love story at the center of SUGAR IN OUR WOUNDS.

Grainne Ortlieb and Michael Turrentine in First Floor Theater’s SUGAR IN OUR WOUNDS. Photo credit Gracie Meier

Founded in 2012, First Floor Theater’s latest production is the Chicago premiere of a play titled SUGAR IN OUR WOUNDS. The play is part of playwright Donja R. Love’s trilogy of works about black love at pivotal moments in history. SUGAR IN OUR WOUNDS takes place on a plantation during the Civil War.

Renee Lockett and Michael Turrentine in First Floor Theater’s SUGAR IN OUR WOUNDS. Photo credit: Gracie Meier

Both the Dueling Critics recommend the production. First Floor Theater’s SUGAR IN OUR WOUNDS continues through November 23 at The Den Theatre.