Uninvisible

What I liked

I liked the directness of it, the genuineness. At the show I attended, Farley said something about wanting to “kill with kindness,” and he managed that.

What I didn't like

n/a

My overall impression

A show where we’re let in to the world of a character who is making friends with history and honor and duty and loneliness — all through play and shadows. Farley is a multimedia artist who makes precise paper shadow puppets, and he uses these to tell the story of his grandfather and his father serving in the US Army. He celebrates the accomplishments of Black soldiers in the United States and mourns their invisibility. The puppetry is a simple, effective means to deliver that ambiguity.
Then we’re in his world of play, where he plays soldier and reveals his heart and himself to us.