Black LGBTQ stories take center stage in Dallas with “we are continuous”
Denise Lee and Quinton Jones star in Uptown Players’ we are continuous. ’RICH LOPEZ | Staff writerRich@DallasVoice.com Family matters are heavy in playwright Harrison David Rivers’ we are continuous, and those family matters unfold at Uptown Players beginning Friday, Feb.
7. The drama centers on Simon, who comes to terms with his devout mother, Ora, while tempering the situation with his husband, Abe.
Directed by Natalie King, Rivers’ story details the struggles of acceptance and forgiveness through the lens of Black perspectives.
The show runs through Feb. 23 at Theatre Three’s Norma Young Arena Stage.Actor Quintin Jones (he/him), who plays Simon, says that while he can’t speak for all families, there can be some commonality among the coming out experience. “In most Black families, there is at least some connection to faith and religion, and when I came out, that was certainly brought up,” Jones said. “Now, growing up, we loosely practiced and could be considered Easter Christians.
