The laughter is a relief because, in a punishing scene, the audience just learned that the twins’ daddy burned their mother alive. As God recalls the frightening moment the twins’ father set her ablaze, her memories are projected above the stage and on a background screen. As the Racine and Anaia set about finding their father, the stage is lit up from their antics. We weren’t aware of what manipulation was from them.”The impact of the play was palpable for audience member Mohamed Ramy. At the end, he was left wondering, “What does intergenerational trauma look like in Black communities and in communities of color, in general?”This is a question Brooks seeks to answer through the message of the play: “Sometimes you have to burn everything down to start again.”