The production features Sola Bamis, Tiffany Danielle, Willie Mack Daniels, Ashley Dyke, Shamika Franklin, Kwesiu Jones, Johnnett Kent, and Tekquiree Spencer.

The novel, The Bluest Eye, was first published in 1970. In the book, whiteness is looked at as beauty, a beauty that black girls cannot meet. Pecola connects beauty with being loved and believes that if she would just have blue eyes, all bad things in her life would be replaced. The book has had its share of controversy, however, being banned from many schools throughout the country.

However, in 2005, Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago commissioned Lydia R. Diamond to adapt the novel into a full-length stage production for the Steppenwolf for Young Adults Productions. The stage version, which focused more on the perception of beauty, love, and racism aspects and less on the controversial elements, premiered off-Broadway in 2006 at the New Victory Theatre.

Tickets to The Bluest Eye are available by calling 714-994-6310 or 562-944-9801 or going online to lamiradatheatre.com or phantomprojects.com. Tickets prices for the 10 a.m. performance are $6, and for the 7 p.m. performance, $6 for middle school students, $12 for high school students, and $20 for adults.

 
For additional information call 714-690-2900, go online to www.PhantomProjects.com, or visit Facebook.com/PhantomProjects