''The Cotillion' is not simply about a glamorous night out, but instead sketches the intricate dichotomy of being a Black woman—possessing Black pride and a sense of self while battling branches of white supremacy and self-hate,' writes BLeighHoward
peaked Robert’s interest. In that particular incident, she said the slave auction nearly operated like a pageant.
The cotillion dwindles as one debutante slowly leaves after another. The audience discovers Dominique is trying to mask inner turmoil after her mother—a former debutante—passed away from cancer. Debutante Melissa comes from a line of cotillion winners, and she’s feeling the pressure that she won’t be one of them.
Reminiscent of the performative nature of the woman who does announcements at practically every Black church, the Emcee undergoes the most visible changes during. She has so much faith in the process, and is angry that she’s the vice president of the social club rather than the president. She takes pride in the girls and their development, but her attitude shifts when she realizes it’s the politics at the heart of the system.
“Among her debutante colleagues, [Lindsey] seems to be the most aware of the system that's working on her. So, the play follows the ways in which she can no longer sustain herself…under these circumstances, under these rules,” Mizzelle added of her character. “You know that old adage: If you’re Black, and especially if you’re a Black woman, you have to be twice as good as everyone else to get half as much,” Madam President says. “That is true. But on top of all of the hard work and forced smiles and blood and tears, there’s also distance. The distance that you have to put between yourself and others. Even, maybe especially, from those who look like you… You look and act like that, and you lose.
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