As Jamal in "The Bereaved"

"Considerate drug dealer Jamal (Brian D. Coats) is a terrific character who sets everyone on edge whenever he walks onstage"---- Variety

"Brian D. Coats layers racist stereotypes onto Jamal, crafting a character that we’re all secretly grateful to not encounter in a dark alley."---- Stage and Cinema

"Brian D. Coats has enormous fun being everyone’s secretly racist nightmare."---- Time Out New York