Ain't No Mo All You Need To Know
Jordan E. Cooper's surrealistic, long winded parody envisions dark Americans being compelled to move to Africa or suffer "extraordinary racial transmogrification." There's no livelier preshow declaration nearby than the one heard at the Public Theater before each execution of Ain't No Mo.' It's conveyed by Peaches, a brilliantly dressed and bewigged drag ruler who prompts us that now is the ideal time "to kick this bitch off." By the time she's done her vivacious lecture about closing off our telephones, she's figured out how to get the whole group of onlookers to yell "Truly, bitch!" It's quickly clear we're not in for a staid night.