Heightened theatricality meets grounded, agonizing (and, believe it or not, often hilarious) honesty in this exploration of a father-son relationship following a mother and wife's suicide. This play successfully translates the disorientation of loss - the ways in which life is too normal, and the ways in which it may never feel normal again. It shifts seamlessly through time, showing us simple but sublime memories just when we need context. I also love that Bonita wasn't left out of her own story. Flaws abound, but they make these well-drawn characters painfully and gorgeously relatable. A meaningful and memorable play.

This play is a beautiful study on grief and depression, as well as capturing what it is to be thirteen years old so well. I would love to see a production of this, especially to see how the designers handle the underwater scenes. There's just enough humor to balance out the heavier moments, and surprisingly the parts that got me the most, emotionally, were moments when the characters couldn't or wouldn't put things into words. Storytelling at its finest.

A unique, honest look into the aftermath of suicide in a family that gets to the truth of it we rarely see. Well done.