The Waiting Room

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"Waiting rooms make people talk," says a character in Samm-Art Williams' new play, The Waiting Room. Presented by the Negro Ensemble Company as part of its 40th anniversary season, this new work by the author of Home takes a potentially dark moment for a family and turns it into a mostly light-hearted comedy where secrets come tumbling out. Not everything in NEC Artistic Director Charles Weldon's production works, but it keeps its audience laughing even during its most ridiculous and unbelievable moments.

The action centers around the African-American Innes family, who live in the small farming community around Bend River, North Carolina. The never-seen Pullen Innes has suffered a heart at[...]