The Fires

NYT Critic's Pick, Brittani Samuel

“Rarely does a show live up so honestly to its title – wrecking and illuminating in equal measure…memorable performances…comedic moments prove that queer Black life (and, thus queer Black love) can be tragic and hilarious.”

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Raja Feather Kelly interviewed for VOGUE

“If, as Kelly says, love is a kind of magic trick, then so too is The Fires, collapsing time and compressing space as a new form—play, movement piece, meditation—is ignited before us and we all feel the heat.”

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The Front Row Center, Sarah Downs

“An enigmatic, compelling Phillip James Brannon sets the tone…Ronald Peet gives an affecting performance…Jason Veasey is flawless…Sheldon Best possess an affecting vulnerability…Janelle McDermoth sparkles…Michelle Wilson takes stage as the powerful matriarch with extraordinary presence and subtlety…a cast with not one weak link.”

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Theatrely, Joey Sims

“A breathtaking inferno…tenderhearted, richly poetic.”

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TheaterMania, Pete Hempstead

“a stirring playwriting debut…Badu and Reese tear our hearts out”

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Brooklyn Rail, Billy McEntee

““[Kelly] is keenly attuned to characters’ movement, and, as a writer, equally invested in their desire to be understood, and as such, loved.”

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Culture Sauce, Thom Geier

“The Fires blazes red hot…a time jumping drama that suggests a postmodern ghost story. It’s a remarkable playwriting feat.”

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Included in The New Yorker's Summer Culture Preview

“Early summer, though, is rife with offerings: Raja Feather Kelly’s The Fires—a time-hopping drama about the erotic lives of three Brooklyn men—flickers at Soho Rep” -Helen Shaw

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