Lacey Cubbard, a precocious and brave African American young lady, new to the neighborhood, gently swings backs and forth on a swing. Kate, a lonesome white English teacher enters, sits on one of the lawn chairs and begins to read. This seemingly precious and innocent beginning soon evolves into a gorgeous poem/play about mothers and daughters, race, suburbia, academia, identity and poetry. Lacey, Kate, and eventually Lacey's mother are woven into a pattern that is both tangled and delicate, both tortuous and lovely.
Order the meat sauce on anything and you’ll understand why Roma Café is Detroit's oldest Italian restaurant, dating back to 1890.