Ike Holter’s ‘I Hate It Here’

In a scene between three people midway through Ike Holter’s new progressive work “I Hate it Here”, a brilliant juxtaposition between the complex, national civil rights protest of another era is layered upon a singular collective action meant to change behavior. The outcome of this dialogue—one of many introspective chapters of concisely dramatic moments that erupt in the fascinating and ambitious Goodman Theatre live-to-stream production—is that there is no true final outcome, no sign of permanent change in cultural behavior since no one side stops. No one ever stops. And, therefore, no one can ever stop speaking out and shining light.