Through its use of puppetry and embodied performance, The Bluest Eye enables actors to take on roles they may have never considered before—roles outside of their own racial or even gendered identities. The visibly collective work of bringing these puppets to life means that both audience and performers are reminded that the human experience is defined by the choices we make both in relating to one another, and in seeing and listening to each other - Laurie Lambert, Assistant Professor, Fordham University. The Bluest Eye, as directed by Margaret Laurena Kemp and Jani Younge, was a revelation. Based on Lydia Diamond’s adaptation of the novel by Toni Morrison, the show used puppetry as a means to maintain its African American representation, while also engaging diverse actors/puppeteers. It is necessary theatre - Olga Sanchez Saltveit, Artistic Director Emerita, Milagro.