The Talented Tenth presented by Congo Square Theatre Co at Chicago Center For Performing Arts

Chicago Sun Times - Recommended

"...Wesley's play moves rather clumsily from time period to time period, and neither director Aaron Todd Douglas nor his cast and design team have found ways to make those transitions either clearly or cleverly. There also are a number of scenes that are downright wooden. Still others are surprisingly fiery, funny and true."

Chicago Reader - Somewhat Recommended

"...--himself a Howard grad--has crafted a world of issues, not people. Without much convincing emotion, Aaron Todd Douglas's brisk production for Congo Square Theatre Company can't carry the weight of its philosophies."

Time Out Chicago - Recommended

"...Douglas’s strong direction and spot-on performances—especially from the women in the cast, including Bakesta King as Bernard’s socialite wife and Ericka Ratcliff as the mistress representing a younger generation—help Congo Square’s revival seem less like a lecture and more like a balanced, genuinely affecting dramatization of ideas."

ChicagoCritic - Recommended

"...The Talented Tenth deals with the struggle some successful Blacks have with their conscience. The question of whether they “bought in or sold out.” Wesley offers a balanced view of the issue as we see that the Black revolution just may not be over, just being reframed. This play presents a hopeful resolution to this issue. There is humor, honesty and a worthy discourse of the contemporary social dilemmas facing successful Black businessmen. Erick Ratcliff, Ron Conner and Bakesta King gave effective performances."