"[A] riveting, tough-minded drama about race, reporting and the truth.the playwright paints a compelling portrait of a complicated woman whose desire to succeed overshadows everything else in her life.potent enough to leave theatregoers thinking about The Story for quite a while afterward." --Michael Kuchwara, Associated Press "A conscientious and absorbing new drama by Tracey Scott Wilson.shows how biases, loyalties, excessive competition and internecine battles can cause serious and lasting damage both to people who report the news and people who make it." --Bruce Weber, New York Times "[ The Story ] has both the insight and anger to ask the complex human questions that all too often get edited out of our superficial news cycle.Wilson exposes the story behind the story, which is exactly what we want dramatists to do." --Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times "Wilson uses a failed writer's lies as a jumping point to her own voice.

It's a voice that is deeply emotional, deeply intellectual, and deeply musical--the most modern blues imaginable." --Hilton Als, New Yorker "A potent dramatic form for a provocative examination of the ways in which considerations of race affect the media, both behind the scenes and on the front pages." --Charles Isherwood, Variety "Wilson realistically poses more questions than she answers, and she does so with a stylish, attention-holding script that ends on a chilling note that will leave viewers with much to talk about." --Elyse Sommer, CurtainUp.