The play is a fascinating study of class and opportunity, or lack thereof.
Relationships are strained Tracey and Jessie accuse Cynthia of becoming one of them.
Shes high up in an air-conditioned office, no longer sweating with the rest of the work boot-wearing employees.
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Tracey, whos white and was overlooked for the promotion, thinks Cynthia got the job because shes black.
They are alienated by the future, terrified of the present, and cemented in the past.
Jason, no longer boyish and hyperactive, is marked with tattoos that travel across his eye and cheek.
Chris ambitions have been tempered.
