“Odyssey, Race & Racism is an immersive theatrical experience that defies categorization. It is an anthem of triumph, an exploration of the human condition, and a catalyst for change. Levy Lee Simon’s artistry and storytelling prowess have delivered an unforgettable masterpiece—a tapestry woven with threads of triumph and transformation.”
– Kaylene Peoples
Read MoreI recently attended the final performance of Levy Lee Simon’s Odyssey Race & Racism at the Hollywood Fringe Festival 2023. Levy Lee held the audience in his grip with his journey from a small child to where he is today.
Read MorePlaywright Levy Lee Simon is a warrior. It’s a role he had thrust on him by a world of cutting comments and unmistakable racism. Simon fights back with this compelling show, in which he shares his family’s story and his own.
Read MoreLevy Lee takes stage as an actor, performing his script Odyssey: Race and Racism. Its episodic structure allows him to move between straight narrative and spoken-word performance. He tackles the all-too-timely subject of racism head-on.
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Levy Lee Simon has interwoven the soul-filled words of these great figures so tremendously well that you will feel like you are in the room where it happens.
-Larita Shelby
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A HEATED DISCUSSION is a powerful piece of theater – creative, engrossing, and thought-provoking. The audience’s periodical claps during the show which was reviewed revealed just how much the viewers were emotionally involved in the performances. The show will especially appeal to anyone interested in the history of the black movement – or even in history more generally.
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Levy Lee Simon has written an astounding piece of theatre, bringing together characters from different periods relating to each other, seeking answers from within to address the common good. It is exquisitely written and a breathtaking dramatic work that moves to find a solution to racial inequities and inequality. JOE STRAW
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A Heated Discussion gives you a glimpse of the conversations that could happen among great minds or just within your circle of family and friends. For many people, it further sparks the curiosity to learn more about these activists in this remarkably well written piece of storytelling by Simon.
Read MoreLevy Lee Simon has written a marvelous play that everyone should go out and see. Simon writes about the creation, the selling of the Dunbar to white investors, and then the making of the historical monument that is the hotel today. But the play ends on a sad note, the downbeat, rather than the lively, jazzy, smoking’ hot remembrances that is recalled. Take the last scene, move it to the first scene, add a little bit of theatrical magic, and keep it smoking’ from there on out. Have your highs and lows but always leave them happy and wanting more.
Read More“Meet Me at the Dunbar” is more than a title song — it’s a gateway into the storied cultural and architectural Los Angeles landmark that springs vividly to life in the world premiere of “The Magnificent Dunbar Hotel” from Robey Theatre Company, in association with Los Angeles Theatre Center.---- Informative and engaging, this underappreciated chapter of our local history is portrayed with panache and grace.
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