Stuck: A Broke-ology Review

Collective Consciousness Theatre presents Nathan Louis Jackson’s Broke-ology at New Haven’s Bregamos Community Theatre, under the direction of Dexter J. Singleton. The story follows two brothers—distinct in temperament and ambition—who come together with concern for their father as his health declines. Ennis King (Tenisi Davis), the eldest, works as a cook at a local wings spot, committed to providing for his wife, Tammy, and their newborn son. Malcolm King (Eric Clinton), newly armed with a second degree and professional success, returns home for an indefinite stay. Their father, William King (Terrence Riggins), living alone in the house he once shared with his wife, Sonia King (Alexis Trice), struggles with the progression of multiple sclerosis. His condition weighs heavily on his sons, who must each confront life-altering choices. Malcolm in particular feels the strain—torn between returning home to help care for his father or remaining in Connecticut to pursue his own path.