Mrs. Evers Boys’ was a phenomenal play. The actors all did an amazing job of portraying the emotions felt during that period of deceit among African American males. They were able to draw the audience into the play making it feel so real. Sitting there watching and hearing the audience members gasp and make noises with every little situation or line said showed exactly how in tune you were able to get into the play. I personally had never heard the story of Mrs. Evers’ Boys before this play and this was a great introduction. The story is so captivating and it makes you truly consider how those men felt and how unjust things were back then. I cannot believe how deceitful the government was in keeping this experiment going behind everyone’s back.
The biggest slap in the face I believe those men felt was the reality of finding out Mrs. Evers knew about the experiment and was willing to go on like nothing was happening while those men sat there slowly dying. The level of respect and trust they held for her was higher than nearly any other they had anyone else. The fact that she claimed she loved them but yet aided in some of their deaths, refusing to tell them how they could be cured. In my opinion she was one of the worst characters in their lives. Although the doctors and government were the ones who started the experiment; they didn’t have a personal relationship with the patients. They were all in the wrong for what they did and it is appalling that the government could even be behind something that horrible. I am so glad I was able to make it to the play and I applaud the Howard students who carried the show to the end. They did an amazing job.
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