Proof of Love

De: Chisa Hutchinson

Narrado por: Brenda Pressley

Constance thought she had a happy life and a loving husband. Suddenly, a tragic accident splinters her upper-class black family—and forces Constance to face uncomfortable truths about her marriage and herself. Proof of Love is the explosive, funny, and moving new one-woman play by Chisa Hutchinson, member of the first class of talent supported by the Audible Playwrights Fund.

Playwright Chisa Hutchinson was awarded a commission through the Audible Emerging Playwrights Fund, an initiative dedicated to developing innovative original plays driven by language and voice. As an Audible commissioned playwright, she received funding and creative support to develop Proof of Love.

Written by Chisa Hutchinson

Performed by Brenda Pressley

Directed by Jade King Carroll

Sound Design by Justin Ellington

©2019 Chisa Hutchinson (P)2019 AO Media LLC

Great work

This audible original play written by Chisa Hutchison is powerfully crafted. It’s a great artistic piece.

Now, on to the story. The first half of this made me laugh so hard and snap my fingers in “wooo, yesss” resonance. I loved that first half. The wife was aware, snazzy, strong, and full of esteem.

The second half falls into the typical Black woman model of self-recrimination, blanket forgiveness, self doubt, and acceptance. I did not enjoy seeing the wife take responsibility for her husband and his issues and her daughter and her issues. Can we stop being miles?! Can Black authors stop romanticising poverty, the ghetto, poor speech, and philandering Black men? There isn’t growth in doing so. The self-flagellation is a complete turn off.

The wife’s mistake was trying to raise someone up. I wish she’d realised that. She married someone who wasn’t a fit. What transpired was just the manifestation of such.

I have much more to say, but I’ll still accord that stars for the artistry that is this audible and for the first, hilarious half of this one-woman play.

Also, the narrator, Brenda Pressely, is amazing!

fantastic

loved it! very realistic and interesting. relevant to the world around us. great voice and inflection

So real!!

The exploration in the demographics of black people was so thorough in such a short story. This book was so real. It kind of left me on edge wondering how she would respond to the mistress. I loved the book.

Powerful and Moving

"There is no love, only proof of love."

Proof of Love is a quick listen monologue, only 1 hour and 6 minutes in length. I wasn't sure what I was going to get with this audiobook but decided to check it out anyway. I think it was a free Audible Original from a couple months ago. Anyway, once I started listening, I was captivated.

This was a powerful and moving piece about a woman who finds out her husband has been cheating on her the night he is in a terrible car accident. His phone keeps blowing up with messages as she is in the hospital with him and it ends up being his mistress that is messaging him. Her monologue goes on to explore their life together and life in general. There are some profound realizations and even some twists.

I think this is definitely worth the listen if you have the opportunity. The narrator is fantastic. She did a wonderful job acting this out. Her voices were great and her emotion perfect. I loved her performance.

The only thing that I wish was different is that I wish we could have heard more about what happens next. Even with such a short time spent listening, I felt very invested in these characters and what was happening. Overall, I am rating this as 4.5 stars.

Good piece of writing

This is tight, strong deep writing performed superbly. The voice work was exceptional. Highly recommend.

Black and Balanced.

I liked it better than I thought I would. Compelling, different angle of approach. Felt real, sees things from both sides, goes deep.

Cliffhanger 🤦🏾‍♂️

This was very interesting to hear from a married man’s perspective. Awesome story which could easily convert into something my wife and mom would enjoy on Lifetime.

This is real

Love it. This one has alot of things that will surprise you and make you think.

Much Better Than Expected

Since this is a "freebie " of the month, I wasn't expecting too much. I was however, pleasantly surprised! GREAT narration and storyline. Glad I chose this story. Only complaint, I wish it was longer !!!

surprised

narrator was great easy to listen to , better than I thought it would be. good pick