At the center of Rabbits in Their Pockets , the new play by Kimberly Dixon-Mays now at Lifeline Theatre under Christopher Wayland’s direction, are two sisters, their beliefs in different technologies, and how those technologies help them thrive. After their parents’ death, semi-estranged siblings Ash and Harley reunite to sell their childhood home. Ash (LaKecia Harris) is a rocket scientist, while her sister, Harley (Simmery Branch), has committed herself to improvisation, which she calls “a Black technology” in all its forms, and is developing a culturally informed improv center. When Ash accepts Harley’s invitation to help her fix up the house, she uses the remodel as an opportunity to test out a system she has invented that collects and redistributes Black joy.

Dixon-Mays’s comedy,

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