How Black Mothers Say I Love You Recap

Second in Horizon’s New American Dreams Series, How Black Mothers Say I Love You is a powerful, funny and touching tale of a Jamaican mother and her daughters back home together – laughing, shouting and searching for love. How Black Mothers Say I Love You makes its U.S. premiere at Horizon Theatre Company with an all-star cast and creative team, with performances beginning July 13. Ottawa Tonite says, “Playwright Trey Anthony’s love letter written to those women in her family that had to leave their children behind has both a whimsical and a hard edge to it. This play is good – standing ovation good.  Sweet, touching and funny, ample in its raw emotion, How Black Mothers Say I Love You can’t help but work its way into your heart.” The play is sponsored by the family and friends of Denise McLaughlin in honor of her milestone birthday.   Performances begin July 13 and run through August 26 (press opening on July 13) on the intimate Horizon Theatre stage in Little Five Points/Inman Park.

Can you say you go through many emotions with this play? It is a wonderful play as usual the set design is incredible and the actors are perfect. Tears, scary, funny, moving, thought provoking and inspirational. You have in your mind how one should say I love you in actions and words, but sometimes we as humans we get it wrong. Our hearts are in the right place, but the words and deeds do not match. It happens, but what happens in this play I did not see it coming.

You have got to see it and it is still showing and here is how:

Performances are Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 3 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. and Sunday at 5 p.m. (see details below) at Horizon Theatre in Little Five Points/Inman Park (1083 Austin Avenue NE, Atlanta, GA. 30307).  Tickets are $25-$45 and prices increase as performances sell out, so get your tickets early.  Seating is general admission.  Tickets and information are available at horizontheatre.com or 404.584.7450.

Listen to the Authors Take on How Black Mothers Say I Love You Below:

What was one of the hardest things that you have had to do to prove your love for your child?