Playwright Maxwell Collyard dives into the hurt and hostility following the 2014 shooting of Michael Brown with a documentary theater piece relying on witness testimonials, FBI interviews and the Justice Department report that found the Missouri city raised 20 percent of its budget from court fines. Nathan Eckstein's staging is a mourning ritual, performed poignantly by four actors including Ashe Jaafaru and Andrew Wheeler. It has overlapping dialogue (no one listening to each other), "Rashomon"-style snippets, and feigned gunshots. The script is neither tight nor totally clear in its purpose, but it offers a provocative reminder of the nation's unfulfilled promises for all its citizens. (10 p.m. Mon., 7 p.m. Wed., 5:30 p.m. Thu., 4 p.m. Sat.; Rarig Arena, 330 S. 21st St., Mpls.)
Rohan Preston
