Alicia Plummer and Daren Herbert in ‘Sweeter’, Photo by Foreshots Photography

“Can’t nobody expect you to grow if you’re just surviving.”

This insightful observation is made by a talking sun (she also sings and dances) to a mango tree (also anthropomorphically inclined). This magic realism is an integral aspect of the story, which goes to some dark places and is set during a tumultuous time. Reconstruction era Florida is the backdrop of Alicia Richardson’s Sweeter, presented by Cahoots Theatre (in association with Roseneath Theatre). And it is one of the most emotionally intense pieces of children’s theatre I’ve yet seen. Continue Reading