Sunday, January 26, 2020

Theatrical Review: A Staged Reading of Idris Goodwin's "How We Got On"

So Cast's third play
That I watched yesterday was
All about rhyme
As artifacts of time
Beatmakers, builders,
1980's kid creators,
Rap and hiphop were king
In Idris Goodwin's offering.
"How We Got On"
tells of a rapper, a son,
And a girl who thought in poetry
Saw the beauty through the misery.
"Music lives in the body,
lives in the DNA."
"Don't forget the joy."
Oh, such nice things to say!
It has this person rhyming,
Joyfully creating.
"Accept that there will be mistakes."
Top notch rapping; clapped til our hands ache.
Mako Alonso: genius DJ narrator.
Jon Abella: his beatboxing was the real star
of a play like no other. Don't forget Kiara Dario
But most of all, respect for Igi Siasoco!
They made us want to be young,
They made us want to breathe out joy.
They taught this noob all about Akai MPC's;
CAST Sundays are wonderful learning opportunities!
This ain't strictly rhyme; it's assonance.
If you had to Google it, no worries, we all did! 
From Mozart to opera, classical to hip hop,
CAST PH... please never ever stop!

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