An important meditation on intervening for justice

This show comes from the heart and a lifetime of striving for a better world. Through evocative memories performed in an engaging style, Amy invites us to reflect on gender, race, and sexuality in the pursuit of justice. Definitely recommend and very glad we came into town to see the performance!

Mirrored shades between black and white

Amy's honest sharing of reflections on her life, inside and around and outside of historical decades and her work in the justice system, highlighted that our own truths are complex and sometimes murky. I saw aspects of myself in Amy's stories, and I carry my own reflections even a couple days after the show. I highly recommend!

Thoughtful Retrospective About Justice

I recommend this show to anyone who is interested in justice, history, and a conversational theater experience. https://lavendermagazine.com/featured-home-page/minnesota-fringe-day-1-round-up/

If shades of grey are your thing!

I knew (from the web site) that Amy's career had focused on practicing law, so I was expecting a coherent and educational conversation, rather than comedy. And coherent and educational was exactly what we got. Her story dug deep into 'what is just' in any situation having many perspectives and points of view in any given situation. It is the way I see the world, and I appreciated her insight. Even more, we see many Fringe shows about gay men and transexuals coming out, but in 20+ years of MN Fringe I don't remember seeing a show including a lesbian coming out story. Finally, the information page on this show is outstanding: much about self-actualization and meeting one's goals than many Fringe shows that actually focused on this topic.

Very interesting reflections

These reflections would be wonderful to hear over a dinner table or at a gathering, but they didn’t really coalesce as a show. Some of the scenes would benefit from editing. I appreciate having it in the Fringe line-up, though, and also that proceeds are going to Tubman.

Reflecting on Justice

Amy O has crafted a tightly structured reflection on a lifetime of struggle to do the right thing as person with a social conscience. Her honest, complicated, and often funny observations about the challenges of “taking a side” are especially apt for those trying to parce the nuances of race, gender and sexuality. She has distilled the play to a series of powerful vignettes that prompt the audience to see shades of grey where we might be tempted to be reductive. Highly recommended!

Engaging and Thought-Provoking

This was an engaging and thought-provoking show that had my partner and I discussing the themes for the entire car ride home. We thoroughly enjoyed this one-woman show!

Compelling Journey

Amy did a masterful job of digging deep into her life journey and sharing challenging moments. Engaging and highly relateable. She plays all the parts deftly. So glad we saw it!

A good history lesson, told in prose 1st person

A number of provocative questions. A story of expanding the scope of what is possible, shaking up the patriarchy and exposing where we have been conditioned to believe misinterpretations. It's amazing she remembers it all- as it must be from first hand experience. Since I did not opt to sit in the front row, I will say there were some moments where I could not quite hear or follow along. She moved a bit around the stage too much for a stationary mic but one would have been helpful.

Funny and thought provoking time travel

I really enjoyed Amy Oppenheimers one woman show. It was so well done. A thoughtful look at lesbian feminist history. Often funny and always insightful and engaging

Powerful observations with deft humor

An emotionally powerful story….horrifying, humorous, deeply reflective and humble. Amy has clearly done a lot of thinking about conscious and unconscious bias and how this is part of all of us. The monologue is an invitation to be curious, to engage with grayness and the notion of perspective, to struggle with what is fair and just. It is well-paced and riveting. Definitely a provocative piece worth seeing!

Thought-provoking reflection on life and career

Amy’s performance offered an honest reflection on the unique time and place that was Berkeley in the 70’s. She tells her story with characteristically dry humor and sincerity. While the subject matter is heavy, its important and she addresses it with respect. Very well done - I would highly recommend!

A Must See

As many have noted, Amy provides a thought provoking topic through the sharing of her personal stories and experiences. She does it with wit and grace. Definitely worth experiencing!

Thought provoking

An important perspective

Amy’s story is so important for all generations to see. It helps to explain from where we came and how much more we have to do for equity, in not only the work place but with all our relationships. Her perspective was so fascinating to me and at the same time so entertaining.

Thought-provoking

Maybe it was the hour (the 10pm slot) or the lack of a mic, but this performance felt a bit flat to me. Which is too bad, because the story is so powerful. For many of us, the choices we made and experiences we had in our 20s shaped the rest of our lives and left us with nagging thoughts of "what if." As a lesbian feminist Boomer myself, I came expecting to identify with Amy Oppenheimer's emotional and ethical journey, and indeed I did in a general sense. Her story illuminates the complexity and consequences of ethical choice; even without the short preachy address to the audience at the end (which I found unnecessary),her message came through clearly. Her struggles and growth were revealed through vignettes in which she masterfully played all the characters. It's obvious that she needs to tell this story. And on reflection, I believe we all need to hear it.

Searching for Certainty, Finding Complexity

Ms. Oppenheimer presented her engaging, compelling life story where personal and professional life experiences weave together and create certainty. Then, in time, complexity brings the wisdom of uncertainty. Gripping, educational, insightful.

Thought Provoking Shades of Grey

I went to see this at 10:00pm on Saturday night and was worried that I would not have the stamina for a serious topic that late in the day. While the delivery was sometimes a bit flat (as someone else has pointed out), the content was gripping. I came for a show that promised to shed some light on the grey areas of the justice system and this show delivered on that promise. As an aging white male, I was absorbed by Amy's story and perspective. I'm frequently frustrated and disheartened by the polarized political rhetoric we deal with every day and it's nice to hear someone acknowledge the grey areas that many of us face in our daily lives. This was a well written and structured show that I will be thinking about for weeks to come.