Magic Window Productions Present

RANDOM ACTS

Written & Performed by RENATA HINRICHS
Directed by JESSI D. HILL
Scenic Design: CHIKA SHIMIZU
Lighting Design: DAISY LONG
Sound Design: MATT OTTO
Costume Design: DESHON ELEM DELTA
Production Manager: SEAN McGRATH
Associate Producer: CHRISTINE CIRKER
Production Stage Manager: SAMANTHA MEYERS

TBG Mainstage Theatre
312 West 36th Street (between Eighth & Ninth Avenues)
https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/995070
February 14 – March 2, 2019

I had never heard of Renata Hinrichs before I saw RANDOM ACTS, and now that I have seen RANDOM ACTS, I don’t understand why everyone isn’t aware of this amazingly talented actress/writer. Her autobiographical play is exquisite in its heart-wrenching, thought-provoking interminable topic. Growing up as a white girl on the south side of Chicago during the Civil Rights movement, the potential for trauma was around every corner. But the memory that stays with her and becomes the inspiration of this play is a random act of kindness.

Hindrichs portrays all characters in the retelling of her story – her Lutheran preacher father, her domesticated mother, teachers, kindergarten buddies, and her prom date. And she assures that you react to the essence of each one. A truly impressive accomplishment enhanced by dramatic lighting (Daisy Long) and music of the times (Matt Otto), RANDOM ACTS should not be missed. Seeing this performance could be a random act that alters your thinking for the rest of your life.

- Laurie Lawson -