OPENING NIGHT AT THE FRINGE: THE OREO COMPLEX

Last night was the opening of the St. Lou Fringe, https://www.stlfringe.org/ .  Performing arts fringe festivals started in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1947 (https://www.edfringe.com/) and now have local versions around the world.

Our first performance was The Oreo Complex, a powerful one woman show by Lillian Brown, https://www.lilliancbrown.com/, about being Black, intelligent and sensitive in white American society. Oreo is a term that plays on the name of the popular cookie, black on the outside and white on the inside. It's a strong metaphor for the experience of many Americans.          

MORE FROM THE FRINGE - THE OREO COMPLEX

An oreo is more than a cookie. Most Americans will recognize it as a racial term for someone who is black on the outside and white on the inside. Lillian Brown gave the most stunning performance I've seen so far, riffing on the pressures and pains of Black people in a White-dominated society. You can learn more about her and her work at www.lilliancbrown.com .